Disaster planning and response: Considering the needs of the frail elderly

International Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Smith, Susan M ^a   Tremethick, Mary Jane ^b   Johnson, Peggy ^a   Gorski, June ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster planning; Disaster response; Emergency preparedness; Frail elderly; Natural disasters

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PREVENTION; RISK MANAGEMENT;

DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTER RESPONSE; EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; FRAIL ELDERLY; NATURAL DISASTERS;

EMERGENCY SERVICES;

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 66149188282     PISSN: 14714825     EISSN: 17415071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2009.025170     Document Type: Article

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