The role of environmental health in disaster management: An overview and review of barriers and facilitators for action

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 281-294

  Eldridge, Deanna ^a   Tenkate, Thomas D ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disaster management; Environmental health; Profile; Role

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TERRORISM;

EID: 33845936024     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2006.21.4.281     Document Type: Review

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