Analysis of media agenda setting during and after Hurricane Katrina: Implications for emergency preparedness, disaster response, and disaster policy

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 604-610

  Barnes, Michael D ^a   Hanson, Carl L ^a   Novilla, Len M B ^a   Meacham, Aaron T ^b   McIntyre, Emily ^a   Erickson, Brittany C ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GOVERNMENT; HURRICANE; MASS MEDIUM; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN;

CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; NATURAL DISASTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; RELIEF WORK;

EID: 41949121293     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.112235     Document Type: Article

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