Disaster and mass casualty management: A commentary on the American College of Surgeons position statement

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 197, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 857-859

  Frykberg, Eric R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; COMMUNITY CARE; DISASTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TREATMENT PLANNING; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; LEADERSHIP; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGERY; TERRORISM; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SURGERY; TERRORISM; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0642310837     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(03)00809-3     Document Type: Article

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