Disasters in countries with limited resources can put the emergency preparedness of the country to the test. The first major task after a disaster is to take care of the wounded. In countries where the epidemiological transition has occurred, chronic disease can place a major strain on public health preparedness after a disaster. The purpose of this field report is to alert public health practitioners of an infrequently reported public health problem: the impact of natural disasters on adherence to chronic medications. In our experience, the most common complaint in the weeks that followed the 2016 earthquake was not having access to their chronic medications. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;page 1 of 3).
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science
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7%
Social Sciences
2
7%
Psychology
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4%
Other
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4%
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Attention Score in Context
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 September 2017.
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#21,513,926
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#877
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#200,651
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Outputs of similar age from Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (Highwire)
#10
of 34 outputs
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