American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 512-517 , December 2009

Improving Latino Disaster Preparedness Using Social Networks

  • David P. Eisenman, MD, MSHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: David P. Eisenman, MD, MSHS, Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 911 Broxton Plaza, Los Angeles CA 90095-1736
  • ,
  • Deborah Glik, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Community Health Sciences, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California
  • ,
  • Lupe Gonzalez

      Affiliations

    • Coalition for Community Health, Los Angeles, California
  • ,
  • Richard Maranon, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California
  • ,
  • Qiong Zhou, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California
  • ,
  • Chi-Hong Tseng, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California
  • ,
  • Steven M. Asch, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California
    • Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Health System, Los Angeles, California

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PII: S0749-3797(09)00606-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.07.022

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 512-517 , December 2009