Principles of disaster planning for the pediatric population

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 537-540

  Allen, Gwenn M ^a   Parrillo, Steven J ^a,b   Will, Jean ^a   Mohr, Johnathon A ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Emergency Medicine Einstein Elkins Park Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

disaster; pediatric population; pediatrics; planning

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW; STANDARD;

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 52149113090     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00005392     Document Type: Review

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