Mass gathering medicine: a practical means of enhancing disaster preparedness in Canada
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Mass gathering medicine: a practical means of enhancing disaster preparedness in Canada.
BACKGROUND We explore the health care literature and draw on two decades of experience in the provision of medical care at mass gatherings and special events to illustrate the complementary aspects of mass gathering medical support and disaster medicine. Most communities have occasions during which large numbers of people assemble in public or private spaces for the purpose of celebrating or pa...
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عنوان ژورنال: CJEM
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1481-8035,1481-8043
DOI: 10.2310/8000.2011.110305