Public Health Preparedness for Disaster: Perspective from Washington, DC
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Disaster Preparedness Perspective from 90.05.32w, 29.57.18n
A major disaster occurred in a major city in the USA. The aftermath produced significant difficulties in patient care. Failure of the communication system, lack of command and control, and incomplete planning were at the root of all of these difficulties.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1099-3460,1471-8505
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/79.1.6