Health concerns and perceptions of central and coastal New Jersey residents in the 100days following Superstorm Sandy

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 481, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 611-618

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b   Gochfeld, Michael ^a,b,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Concerns; Food security; Health; Preparedness; Resiliency

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; OUTAGES; STORMS;

ANXIETY; CONCERNS; FOOD SECURITY; PREPAREDNESS; RESILIENCY;

HEALTH;

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH STATUS; HURRICANE EVENT; PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DESTRUCTION; DISASTER PLANNING; EVACUATION; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN NEEDS; HURRICANE; INTERVIEW; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEASHORE; SUPERSTORM SANDY; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL NEEDS; UNITED STATES;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

ANXIETY; CONCERNS; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH; PREPAREDNESS; RESILIENCY;

CIVIL DEFENSE; CYCLONIC STORMS; DISASTERS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NEW JERSEY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84896042647     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.048     Document Type: Article

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