Providing healthcare to evacuees in the wake of a natural disaster: Opportunities to improve disaster planning

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 336, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 124-127

  Bailey, Jessica H ^a   Deshazo, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Disaster plans; Emergency preparedness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; NATURAL DISASTER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; DISASTER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; REFUGEE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; NATURAL DISASTERS; REFUGEES; RELIEF WORK;

EID: 52049091327     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e318180f19f     Document Type: Article

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