Disaster preparedness of families with young children in Hong Kong

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 880-888

  Wai Man Fung, Olivia ^a   Yuen Loke, Alice ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

At home preparedness; disaster preparedness; families with young children; perception of disaster

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY; FAMILY; FAMILY SIZE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EMERGENCIES; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78650481227     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494810382477     Document Type: Article

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