Qualitative study of homeowners' emergency preparedness: Experiences, perceptions, and practices

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 494-501

  Diekman, Shane T ^a   Kearney, Sean P ^b   O'Neil, Mary E ^a   MacK, Karin A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency preparedness; evacuation; evaluation; fire; focus groups; homeowners; hurricanes; natural disasters; qualitative; readiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISASTER PLANNING; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GEORGIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 52149097137     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00005318     Document Type: Article

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