Protecting nursing home residents during emergencies or disasters: An exploratory study from South Carolina

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-48

  Laditka, Sarah B ^a   Laditka, James N ^a   Xirasagar, Sudha ^a   Cornman, Carol B ^a   Davis, Courtney B ^a   Richter, Jane V E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; disaster planning; disaster preparedness; emergency management strategy; frail; nursing homes; preparedness; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; INTERVIEW; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

DISASTER PLANNING; INTERVIEWS; NURSING HOMES; SECURITY MEASURES; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 34250217772     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00004325     Document Type: Review

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