Comparison of health needs of older people between affected rural and urban areas after the 2005 kashmir, pakistan earthquake

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 365-371

  Chan, Emily Y Y ^a   Griffiths, Sian ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

developing countries; disaster; earthquake; health needs; natural hazards; older people; rural areas

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79952108567     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00007159     Document Type: Review

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