Personal emergency preparedness for people with disabilities from the 2006-2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 86-94

  Smith, Diane L ^a   Notaro, Stephen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Emergency preparedness; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; DISASTER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMPOWERMENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEMEDICINE; URBAN AREA; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CIVIL DEFENSE; DATA COLLECTION; DISABLED PERSONS; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 62349095414     PISSN: 19366574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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