Persistence of mental health needs among children affected by hurricane Katrina in New Orleans

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-6

  Olteanu, Alina ^a,b   Arnberger, Ruth ^b   Grant, Roy ^c   Davis, Caroline ^b   Abramson, David ^d   Asola, Jaya ^e  

^a Children's Bureau of New Orleans Inc   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Children's Health Fund   (United States)

^d National Center for Disaster Preparedness Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

children; Hurricane Katrina; mental health; New Orleans; post disaster

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CYCLONIC STORMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ORLEANS;

EID: 79961096932     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X10000099     Document Type: Article

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