Kumbh mela 2013: Healthcare for the millions

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 278-281

  Cariappa, M P ^a   Singh, B P ^b   Mahen, A ^a   Bansal, A S ^c  

^a ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Govt of Gujarat   (India)

^c Dept of Community Medicine AISMR   (India)

Author keywords

Kumbh Mela; Mass gathering healthcare; Mass gathering medicine; Mass gathering planning and preparedness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY PATIENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INDIA; MANPOWER; PATIENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 84938407411     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: 22134743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2014.08.001     Document Type: Review

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