"Operation South East Asia Tsunami Assist": An Australian team in the Maldives

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 340-342

  Robertson, Andrew G ^a   Dwyer, Dominic E ^b   Leclercq, Muriel G ^c  

^a Department of Health   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; EPIDEMIC; GASTROENTERITIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALDIVES; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TEAMWORK;

EID: 17144382753     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06732.x     Document Type: Article

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