Training of health care professionals on the special needs of children in the management of disasters: Experience in Asia, Africa, and Latin America

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 244-248

  Olness, Karen ^a,b   Sinha, Madhumita ^c   Herran, Marisa ^a,b   Cheren, Mark ^a,b   Pairojkul, Srivieng ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Children; Disaster; Training

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPETENCE; DISASTER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEARNING; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SKILL; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23044446221     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/A04-122R2.1     Document Type: Article

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