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Off the Rails in Rural South Carolina: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Provider Perspectives on the Long-term Health Impact of the Graniteville Train Disaster

Description
Results of interviews with 30 healthcare providers who treated survivors of the 2005 train derailment and chlorine spill in Graniteville, South Carolina. Explores long-term psychological, physical, and social effects of technological disasters on rural communities' health and access to health services, and perspectives of healthcare providers.
Author(s)
Lucy Annang Ingram, Chiwoneso Tinago, Robin Estrada, et al.
Citation
Rural and Remote Health, 16(3), 3906
Date
09/2016
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · Emergency preparedness and response · South Carolina