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Disaster Preparedness and the Chronic Disease Needs of Vulnerable Older Adults
About 80% of older adults have at least one chronic condition that makes them more vulnerable than healthy people during a disaster. These chronic conditions — combined with the physiological, sensory, and cognitive changes experienced as part of aging — result in frail older adults having special n...
Autores principales: | Aldrich, Nancy, Benson, William F |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2248769/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18082016 |
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