The public's preparedness for hurricanes in four affected regions

Public Health Reports

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-176

  Blendon, Robert J ^a   Benson, John M ^a   DesRoches, Catherine M ^b   Lyon Daniel, Katherine ^c   Mitchell, Elizabeth W ^c   Pollard, William E ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; HURRICANE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KNOWLEDGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISASTER; GEOGRAPHY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALABAMA; DATA COLLECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI; NATURAL DISASTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RELIEF WORK; TEXAS;

EID: 34047248376     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490712200206     Document Type: Article

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