Office readiness, personal preparedness, and the role of the medical home in community resiliency

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 289-295

  Needle, Scott ^a  

^a Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Community resilience; Disaster preparedness; Medical home; Pediatric practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTER VICTIM; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MEDICAL HOME; MEDICAL SERVICE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84916595611     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: 15582310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2014.09.005     Document Type: Article

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