Hurricane Katrina's impact on pediatric and adult patients with sickle cell disease

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 382-393

  Karras, Nicole A ^a   Hemenway, Charles S ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Hurricane Katrina; Indigent care; Medical home; New Orleans; Sickle cell disease; Underserved populations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISASTER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MEDICAID; NATURAL DISASTERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 34249303120     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2007.0036     Document Type: Article

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