Science and evidence-based considerations for fulfilling the salt triage framework

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-12

  Michael Navin, D ^a   Sacco, William J ^a  

^a Thinksharp Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; MASS DISASTER; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCIENCE; STANDARD;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; SCIENCE; TRIAGE;

EID: 77951638687     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 1938744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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