Disaster preparedness among families of children with special health care needs

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 240-245

  Baker, Lisa R ^a   Baker, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk populations; Pediatrics; Preparedness; Special health care needs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DISASTER PLANNING; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELIEF WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALABAMA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; DISASTER PLANNING; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIEF WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861919981     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 1938744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/dmp.2010.28     Document Type: Article

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