Non-communicable diseases in emergencies: A call to action

PLoS Currents

Volumn 5, Issue Disasters, 2013, Pages

  Demaio, Alessandro ^a   Jamieson, Jennifer ^b   Horn, Rebecca ^c   De Courten, Maximilian ^a   Tellier, Siri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ChronAid   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH; NATURAL DISASTER; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; RISK REDUCTION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; WELLBEING;

EID: 84973291750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21573999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/currents.dis.53e08b951d59ff913ab8b9bb51c4d0de     Document Type: Article

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