Terrorism, trauma, and mass casualty triage: How might we solve the latest mind-body problem?

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-163

  Engel, Charles C ^a,h   Locke, Steven ^b   Reissman, Dori B ^c   DeMartino, Robert ^d   Kutz, Ilan ^e   McDonald, Michael ^f   Barsky, Arthur J ^g  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^f Global Health Initiatives Inc

^g BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TERRORISM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; TERRORISM; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34547399091     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2007.0004     Document Type: Review

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