Evaluation of health system responsiveness to the 2003 Bam, Iran, earthquake

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Akbari, M E ^a   Asadi Lari, M ^b   Montazeri, A ^c   Aflatunian, M R ^a   Farshad, A A ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS; PRIMARY HEALTHCARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TREATMENT MANAGEMENT;

DISASTER PREVENTION;

EID: 69749123252     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.2091090     Document Type: Review

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