Function and response of nursing facilities during community disaster

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1436-1441

  Saliba, Debra ^a,b,e   Buchanan, Joan ^c   Kington, Raynard S ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; MEDICAL SERVICE; NURSING HOME; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3442896468     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.8.1436     Document Type: Review

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