Preparedness for natural disasters among older US adults: A nationwide survey

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 506-511

  Al Rousan, Tala M ^a   Rubenstein, Linda M ^a   Wallace, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84894031787     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301559     Document Type: Article

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