On the medical edge: Preparation of expatriates, refugee and disaster relief workers, and Peace Corps volunteers

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-101

  Callahan, Michael V ^a   Hamer, Davidson H ^b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DISASTER; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIRST AID; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; REFUGEE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SCREENING; TRAVEL; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 13444280305     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2004.10.010     Document Type: Review

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