Hurricane Katrina's impact on the care of survivors with chronic medical conditions

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1225-1230

  Kessler, Ronald C ^e   Wang, Philip S ^a   Kendrick, David ^b   Lurie, Nicole ^c   Springgate, Benjamin ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic medical conditions; Disrupted treatment; Hurricane Katrina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVOR; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547850441     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0294-1     Document Type: Article

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