Value of case studies in disaster assessment?

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 202-205

  Grynszpan, Delphine ^a   Murray, Virginia ^a   Llosa, Silvia ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment; case study; disaster

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84855543327     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X11006406     Document Type: Review

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