Earthquakes and rehabilitation needs: Experiences from Bam, Iran

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 369-372

  Raissi, Gholam Reza ^a,b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Disaster preparedness; Earthquake; Iran; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISASTER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 35448946022     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2007.11753954     Document Type: Article

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