Emergency response to the Canberra bushfires

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-42

  Richardson, Drew B ^a   Kumar, Sashi ^a  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FIRE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; THERMAL INJURY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 3242779509     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06159.x     Document Type: Article

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