Evaluation of public health response to hurricanes finds North Carolina better prepared for public health emergencies

Public Health Reports

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-26

  Davis, Mary V ^a   MacDonald, Pia D M ^a   Cline, J Steven ^b   Baker, Edward L ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; COST; DISASTER; EMERGENCY; GOVERNMENT; HURRICANE; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; NATURAL DISASTERS; NORTH CAROLINA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 33846962520     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490712200103     Document Type: Review

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