Mass-gathering medicine: A review of the evidence and future directions for research

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-135

  Arbon, Paul ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b St John Ambulance ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

biomedical; environment; health; mass gathering medicine; psychosocial; research

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; RESEARCH;

EID: 34547829369     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00004507     Document Type: Review

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