Crisis standards of care: A toolkit for indicators and triggers

Crisis Standards of Care: A Toolkit for Indicators and Triggers

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-216

  Hanfling, Dan ^a,b,c,d   Hick, John L ^e,f,g   Stroud, Clare ^h  

^a BETTY AND GUY BEATTY CENTER FOR INTEGRATED RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^h IOM   (United States)

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EID: 85018635673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.17226/18338     Document Type: Book

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