Health facilities safety in natural disasters: Experiences and challenges from south east Europe

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1677-1686

  Radovic, Vesela ^a   Vitale, Ksenija ^b   Tchounwou, Paul B ^c  

^a Educons University   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c Jackson State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical infrastructure; Environmental security; Hospitals planning; Natural disasters; Safety

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; NATURAL DISASTER; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGIONAL PLANNING; REGIONAL SECURITY; SAFETY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; UNITED NATIONS;

BIOSAFETY; CROATIA; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; EASTERN EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NATURAL DISASTER; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SERBIA;

CROATIA; SERBIA;

EID: 84861525575     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9051677     Document Type: Review

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