Strategic preparation for crisis management in hospitals: Empirical evidence from Egypt

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 399-408

  Mostafa, Mohamed M ^a   Sheaff, Rod ^b   Morris, Michael ^c   Ingham, Valerie ^c  

^a PORT SAID UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chaos theory; Disasters; Egypt; Hospitals; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248530071     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560410568525     Document Type: Article

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