Emergency preparedness and response in Israel during the Gulf War

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 513-521

  Rivkind, A ^a   Barach, P ^a   Israeli, A ^a   Berdugo, M ^a   Richter, E D ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; INJURY; ISRAEL; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030769050     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(97)70012-x     Document Type: Article

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