Material management's role in disaster planning.
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This article discusses lessons learned about disaster preparedness when the authors' institution, the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, was buffeted by Hurricane Hugo.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of healthcare materiel management
دوره 8 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990