The 2011 Tuscaloosa tornado: Integration of pediatric disaster services into regional systems of care

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Kanter, Robert K ^a,b  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NURSE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRIC DISASTER SERVICE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TORNADO;

EID: 84865316634     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.02.016     Document Type: Article

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