Health care workers in danger zones: A special report on safety and security in a changing environment

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 503-507

  Redwood Campbell, Lynda J ^a   Sekhar, Sharonya N ^b   Persaud, Christine R ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Canadian Red Cross Society   (Canada)

Author keywords

delivery of care; health care personnel; humanitarian; violence; war

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; RED CROSS; SAFETY; WARFARE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; RED CROSS; SAFETY; WARFARE;

EID: 84927698273     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X14000934     Document Type: Article

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