Chronic diseases and natural hazards: Impact of disasters on diabetic, renal, and cardiac patients

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-194

  Miller, Andrew C ^a,b,c   Arquilla, Bonnie ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c New York Law Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac; chronic diseases; diabetes; disasters; emergency response; Renal Disaster Relief Task Force

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISASTER; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES;

EID: 48149084392     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00005835     Document Type: Review

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