Engendering enthusiasm for sustainable disaster critical care response: Why this is of consequence to critical care professionals?

Critical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-127

  Dara, Saqib I ^a   Ashton, Rendell W ^a   Farmer, J Christopher ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STAFF TRAINING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEAMWORK;

CRITICAL CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 15844404358     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc3048     Document Type: Article

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