Summary of triage after Wenchuan earthquake in 2 weeks

Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 722-725

  Jiang, Yao Wen ^a   Zhang, Jian Cheng ^a   Zhong, Yan ^a   Li, Da Jiang ^a   Zhang, Wei Dong ^a   Zeng, Zhi ^a   Wang, Yi Ping ^a   Cao, Yu ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Medical rescue; Triage; Wenchuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 52649114897     PISSN: 16722531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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