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Relief is assistance or intervention from outside during or after disaster to meet the life preservation and basic subsistence needs.
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(2008). Relief . In: Kirch, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Public Health. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5614-7_2980
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