Disabled adults in adult care facilities facing disasters in New york city: An aggregate assessment

Care Management Journals

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 67-74

  Maja Schultz, Theresa ^a   Swain, Bara ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAY CARE; DISABLED PERSON; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AGED; DAY CARE; DISABLED PERSONS; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; RISK FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84865822076     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1521-0987.13.2.67     Document Type: Article

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