Displacement of the underserved: Medical needs of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in West Virginia

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 369-381

  Ridenour, Marilyn L ^a   Cummings, Kristin J ^b   Sinclair, Julie R ^c,d   Bixler, Danae ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b NOSH   (United States)

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

^d US Public Health Service   (United States)

^e West Virginia Bureau of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Evacuees; Hurricane; Needs assessment

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTAL CARE; DISASTER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTAL CARE; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RELIEF WORK; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 34249313354     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2007.0045     Document Type: Article

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