Rapid needs assessment among Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Metro-Denver

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 362-368

  Ghosh, Tista S ^a,b   Patnaik, Jennifer L ^b   Vogt, Richard L ^b  

^a Tri County Health Department Colorado   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Displaced populations; Hurricane Katrina; Needs assessment; Race

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ACUTE DISEASE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISASTER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLORADO; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RELIEF WORK;

EID: 34249315827     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2007.0030     Document Type: Article

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