The development of multidisciplinary core competencies: The first step in the professionalization of disaster medicine and public health preparedness on a global scale

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-12

  Burkle, Frederick M ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIEF WORK; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIEF WORK; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84865397725     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 1938744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/dmp.2012.3     Document Type: Note

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