Were there enough physicians in an emergency department in the affected area after a major earthquake? An analysis of the Taiwan Chi-Chi earthquake in 1999

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 556-561

  Chen, Wei Kung ^a   Cheng, Yi Chang ^a   Ng, Kim Choy ^a   Hung, Jheng Jing ^a   Chuang, Chin Min ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 0034765610     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2001.119054     Document Type: Article

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