Katrina-related health concerns of Latino survivors and evacuees

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 443-464

  Messias, DeAnne K Hilfinger ^a,b   Lacy, Elaine ^c,d  

^a College of Nursing ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Department of History ^*

^d Center for Software Engineering

Author keywords

Disaster preparedness; Health care access; Latino health; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUNGER; MENTAL STRESS; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HUNGER; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; NATURAL DISASTERS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 34249310691     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2007.0041     Document Type: Article

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