Coordination and resource maximization during disaster relief efforts

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL.1, 2006, Pages

  Lee, Vernon J ^a   Low, Edwin ^a  

^a Singapore Army   (Singapore)

Author keywords

acute; coordination; disaster relief; earthquake; healthcare workers; maximization of resources; post disaster phase; relief efforts; synchronization; tsunami

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDONESIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; EARTHQUAKE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; RELIEF WORK;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INDONESIA; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RELIEF WORK; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EARTHQUAKES; HEALTH RESOURCES;

EID: 33646566532     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00015818     Document Type: Article

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