Professionalization of disaster medicine - An appraisal of criterion-referenced qualifications

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 360-368

  Bradt, David A ^a,b   Drummond, Christina M ^b,c  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

criterion referenced qualifications; decision support tools; disaster; disaster medicine; epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISASTER MEDICINE; HEALTH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT; DISASTER MEDICINE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 38449102651     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00005069     Document Type: Article

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