Disaster Nursing: Planning, Assessment, and InterventionLoretta Malm Garcia |
Contents
Dimensions of Disaster Agents | 5 |
Traditional Roles of Nurses in Disaster | 11 |
Skills in Rapid Field Assessment | 17 |
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