Rapid assessment of health needs and medical response after the tsunami in Thailand, 2004-2005

Military Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 8-11

  Güerena Burgueño, Fernando ^a   Jongsakul, Krisada ^a   Smith, Bryan L ^a   Ittiverakul, Mali ^a   Chiravaratanond, Orapan ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARMY; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FATALITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIAN OCEAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MILITARY MEDICINE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; THAILAND; TSUNAMI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750046011     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/milmed.171.1s.8     Document Type: Review

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