Disasters and mass casualties: I. general principles of response and management

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 388-396

  Born, Christopher T ^a,b,j   Briggs, Susan M ^c,d   Ciraulo, David L ^e   Frykberg, Eric R ^f,g   Hammond, Jeffrey S ^h,i   Hirshberg, Asher ^k   Lhowe, David W ^c,d   O'Neill, Patricia A ^l,m  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^h RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ Trauma Center   (United States)

^j University Orthopedics Incorporated   (United States)

^k WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^l Department of Surgery ^*

^m STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 34547486873     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200707000-00004     Document Type: Article

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