Chronic Disease and Disasters. Medication Demands of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 207-210

  Jhung, Michael A ^a   Shehab, Nadine ^a   Rohr Allegrini, Cherise ^c   Pollock, Daniel A ^a   Sanchez, Roger ^c   Guerra, Fernando ^c   Jernigan, Daniel B ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

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

^c Public Health Emergency Preparedness San Antonio Metro Health District   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; EXPECTORANT AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; IBUPROFEN; INSULIN; LAXATIVE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; SALBUTAMOL; SIMVASTATIN; STEROID; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HURRICANE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MONITORING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI; NATURAL DISASTERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RELIEF WORK; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TEXAS;

EID: 34548513804     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.04.030     Document Type: Article

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