The initial health-system response to the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, in February, 2011

The Lancet

Volumn 379, Issue 9831, 2012, Pages 2109-2115

  Ardagh, Michael W ^a   Richardson, Sandra K ^a   Robinson, Viki ^b   Than, Martin ^b   Gee, Paul ^b   Henderson, Seton ^b   Khodaverdi, Laura ^b   McKie, John ^b   Robertson, Gregory ^b   Schroeder, Philip P ^c   Deely, Joanne M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c Rolleston Medical Centre   (New Zealand)

^d CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; POWER SUPPLY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; REVIEW; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84861611194     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60313-4     Document Type: Review

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