A strategic plan for disaster medicine in Australasia

Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 271-282

  Bradt, David A ^a   Abraham, Ken ^b   Franks, Rodney ^c  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Hobart Private Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disasters; Epidemiology; Health hazards; Health planning; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; DISASTER; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NATURAL DISASTERS; TERRORISM; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0037530589     PISSN: 10356851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2026.2003.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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