Preparedness for humanitarian crises needs to be improved

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7573, 2006, Pages 843-845

  Musani, Altaf ^a   Shaikh, Irshad ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT; DISASTER; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; LEARNING; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; MIDDLE EAST; RELIEF WORK; WAR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33750290707     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38994.548125.94     Document Type: Note

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