Improving disaster preparedness, response and recovery for older adults.

Geriatr Nurs

American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council and Preparedness and Disaster Health Sub-Council; Sinai Health System and the University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Departments of Medicine, Family and Community Medicine, and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Published: December 2019

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