Natural disasters and older US adults with disabilities: Implications for evacuation

Disasters

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-56

  Mcguire, Lisa C ^a   Ford, Earl S ^a   Okoro, Catherine A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); Disability; Evacuation; Older adults; Planning; Shelter

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH SERVICES; NATURAL DISASTER; RISK FACTOR; SHELTER;

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DISABLED PERSON; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DISABLED PERSONS; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; RESCUE WORK;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947193077     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2007.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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