An international expert delphi study to determine research needs in major incident management

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 351-358

  MacKway Jones, Kevin ^a   Carley, Simon ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accident; Delphi technique; disaster; disaster planning; mass casualty incident

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; DELPHI STUDY; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH;

CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH;

EID: 84866355111     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X12000982     Document Type: Article

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