A Haven of Last Resort: The Consequences of Evacuating Florida Nursing Home Residents to Nonclinical Buildings

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 375-383

  Christensen, Janelle J ^a   Brown, Lisa M ^a   Hyer, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HURRICANE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSING HOME; UNITED STATES;

CYCLONIC STORMS; FLORIDA; FOCUS GROUPS; INPATIENTS; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 84866633847     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2012.03.014     Document Type: Article

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