Crises and war: Stepping stones to the future

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-16

  Schwab, C William ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SURGEON; TRAUMATOLOGY;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MILITARY MEDICINE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SURGERY; UNITED STATES; WAR;

EID: 33846242176     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31802f734a     Document Type: Review

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