The untold stories of the Sichuan earthquake

The Lancet

Volumn 372, Issue 9636, 2008, Pages 359-362

  Chan, Emily YY ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SURGEON; SURVIVOR;

EID: 48149090367     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61141-1     Document Type: Article

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