Emergency preparedness and humanitarian action: The research deficit. Eastern Mediterranean Region perspective

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Shaikh, A I ^a   Musani, A ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TSUNAMI; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; ALTRUISM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MORBIDITY; NATURAL DISASTERS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RELIEF WORK; RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUPPORT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33846027132     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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