Impact of London's terrorist attacks on a major trauma center in London

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 340-344

  Mohammed, Aso B ^a   Mann, Haroon A ^a   Nawabi, Danyal H ^a   Goodier, Davis W ^a   Ang, Swee C ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bombing; communication; coordination; documentation; London; plan; terrorist; transport system; trauma center

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPLOSION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TERRORISM; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXPLOSIONS; HUMANS; LONDON; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; TERRORISM;

EID: 33947499043     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00003988     Document Type: Article

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