The use of deployable military hospitals after hurricanes: Lessons from the Hurricane Marilyn response

Military Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 411-417

  Weddle, Michael ^a   Prado Monje, Hugo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DISASTER; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; MILITARY MEDICINE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034122991     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/165.5.411     Document Type: Article

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