Evaluation of online disaster and emergency preparedness resources

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 438-446

  Friedman, Daniela B ^a   Tanwar, Manju ^a   Richter, Jane V E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; disaster; emergencies; literacy; online resources; preparedness; readability; Websites

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; READING;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; READING; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 61449202836     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00006178     Document Type: Article

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