The discotheque fire in Gothenburg 1998: A tragedy among teenagers

Burns

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 405-416

  Cassuto, Jean ^a   Tarnow, Peter ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arson fire; Discotheque; Fire disaster; Gothenburg; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNITY; DISASTER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIRE; FIRE FIGHTER; FIRE PROTECTION; HELICOPTER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL STAFF; NORWAY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POLICE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWEDEN; THREAT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0042170049     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(03)00074-3     Document Type: Article

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