Public health in the unrest: Baltimore's preparedness and response after Freddie gray's death

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1957-1959

  Wen, Leana S ^a   Warren, Katherine E ^b   Tay, Shirli ^b   Khaldun, Joneigh S ^c   O'Neill, Dawn L ^c   Farrow, Olivia D ^c  

^a BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^b Baltimore City Hlth Dept Chest C   (United States)

^c Deputy Commissioner for Division of Youth Wellness and Community Health BCHD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; DEATH; DISASTER PLANNING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; POLICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BALTIMORE; DEATH; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; MALE; POLICE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SOCIAL PROBLEMS;

EID: 84941330112     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302838     Document Type: Editorial

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