Delphi based consensus study into planning for chemical incidents

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-28

  Crawford, Ian W F ^a   Mackway Jones, K ^a   Russell, D R ^b   Carley, S D ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTAMINATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRIAGE;

EID: 0842308057     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.003087     Document Type: Article

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