Major Incident Medical Training: A Systematic International Approach

International Journal of Disaster Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-20

  Hodgetts, T J ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Major Accidents; Medical Response; Mimms; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 29544443663     PISSN: 15031438     EISSN: 16513037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15031430310013429     Document Type: Article

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