Disaster medicine training in family medicine: A review of the evidence

Family Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-20

  Huntington, Mark K ^a   Gavagan, Thomas F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; TRIAGE;

EID: 78651481489     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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