"They blew the levee": Distrust of Authorities among hurricane katrina evacuees

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 277-282

  Cordasco, Kristina M ^a,b   Eisenman, David P ^b   Glik, Deborah C ^a   Golden, Joya F ^c   Asch, Steven M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research ^*

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster planning; Hurricane katrina; Qualitative research; Trust

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SURVIVOR; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOUISIANA; NATURAL DISASTERS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SURVIVORS; TRUST;

EID: 34249276382     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2007.0028     Document Type: Article

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