Disaster preparedness and the chronic disease needs of vulnerable older adults

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Aldrich, Nancy ^a   Benson, William F ^b  

^a Aging Information Specialist   (United States)

^b Health Benefits ABCs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; RESCUE WORK; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84979085799     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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