Pediatric disaster preparedness: Best planning for the worst-case scenario

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 478-481

  Cicero, Mark X ^a,c   Baum, Carl R ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Center for Children's Environmental Toxicology   (United States)

^c YaleYNew Havens Childrens Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY CARE; EXERCISE; FAMILY PLANNING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; VICTIM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FAMILY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 51149102501     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31817e2f2d     Document Type: Review

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