The competency of competencies

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 396-397

  Hein, Karen ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; DISASTER; DISASTER MEDICINE; HUMAN; NOTE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RELIEF WORK; STANDARD;

ALTRUISM; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTERS; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RELIEF WORK;

EID: 79952110494     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X0000844X     Document Type: Editorial

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