Wenchuan earthquake: Response of Chinese dental professionals

British Dental Journal

Volumn 206, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 273-276

  Dai, J ^a   Zhao, Y ^a   Li, G ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; MASS DISASTER; RESCUE WORK;

CHINA; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTS; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; RESCUE WORK;

EID: 62449088513     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.167     Document Type: Article

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