Disaster surge planning in Australia: Measuring the immeasurable

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 388-389

  Robertson, Andrew G ^a   Cooper, David M ^b  

^a Department of Health   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; COOPERATION; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKE; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFLUENZA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PENETRATING TRAUMA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TERRORISM; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 34247846342     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00969.x     Document Type: Editorial

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