Information for this article was gathered from field work, including interviews with workers at the chernobyl site during the inial response efforts and in the recovery efforts undertaken in the aftermath, as well as effected citizens. This tells us that the author did extensive research for this article and looked to others for opinions and information.
This system would have been difficult to use for the immediate affects of 9/11 because for many victims their symptoms didn't develop immediately after the attacks.
The article is supported through the use of interviews with Katrina survivors, statistics and policy moves from FEMA and other response agencies, and data from census reports and other various goverment sources.
This study was puplished in the Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. This journal typically puplishes a variety of articles relating to medical oncology, clinical trials, radiology, surgeries, and basic research.The japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology is known for publishing high quality medical articles that relate to the Asian region.
This policy was part of the Consolitated Omnibus Reconciliation Act. Prior to this legislation, specifically Medicare and uninsured patients were being refused lifesaving procedures because of their inabiliy to pay for the services. Patient dumpin became an issue, in which a patient is transferred from a private to a public hospital, and essentially over working public hospitals for minimum wages.
This article is referenced in a medical journal that discusses cultural effects on the healthcare system.
This article has been referenced in another paper discussing attacks on healthcare workers.
The methods used to produce this article was the knowledge of the two authors and the research that they have done as well as the use of think tanks and other articles on public health.