Infectious disease emergencies in disasters

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 413-428

  Howard, M J ^a   Brillman, J C ^a   Burkle Jr , F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VACCINATION; VOLCANO;

EID: 0029955169     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8627(05)70259-5     Document Type: Article

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