A proposed universal medical and public health definition of terrorism

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 47-52

  Arnold, Jeffrey L ^a   Örtenwall, Per ^b   Birnbaum, Marvin L ^c   Sundnes, Knut Ole ^d   Aggrawal, Anil ^e   Arantharaman, V ^f   Al Musleh, Abdul Wahab ^g   Asai, Yasufumi ^h   Burkle, Frederick M ⁱ   Chung, Jae Myung ^j   Vega, Felipe Cruz ^k   Debacker, Michel ^l   Corte, Francesco Della ^m   Delooz, Herman ^l   Dickinson, Garth ⁿ   Hodgetts, Timothy ^o   James Holliman, C ^p   Macfarlane, Campbell ^q   Rodoplu, Ulkumen ^r   Stok, Edita ^s   Tsai, Ming Che ^t   more..

^a Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response   (United States)

^b Beredskapsenheten   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d Joint Medical Command   (Norway)

^e MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^f SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^g HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^h SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^k INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^l FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^m UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^o QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^p PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^q UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^r Emergency Med Association of Turkey   (Turkey)

^s MINISTRY OF CULTURE   (Slovenia)

^t NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

more..

Author keywords

adverse effect; death; definition; disaster; event; health; healthcare system; injury; medical definition; non combatant; psychological injury; public health; terrorism; violence; vulnerable

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 3843116861     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00000753     Document Type: Review

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