Australian dust storm: Impact on a statewide air medical retrieval service

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 322-327

  Holyoak, Adam L ^a   Aitken, Peter J ^a   Elcock, Mark S ^a  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUST STORM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; WEATHER;

EID: 80455128581     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: 15326497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

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