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The care of older people during and after disasters: A review of the recent experiences in Queensland, Australia and Christchurch, New Zealand
Author(s) -
Goldstraw Paul,
Strivens Edward,
Kennett Colin,
Lie David,
Geddes John,
Thwaites John
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00613.x
Subject(s) - aged care , gerontology , history , medicine , library science , computer science
Two major disasters hit Australasia in February this year.\udPhysicians in Geriatric Medicine were involved, yet disaster\udmanagement is not core knowledge for geriatricians. However,\udthe experience and evidence described indicates we should increase our awareness of the issues for older people at times of disaster