Facilitators and obstacles in pre-hospital medical response to earthquakes: a qualitative study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Earthquakes are renowned as being amongst the most dangerous and destructive types of natural disasters. Iran, a developing country in Asia, is prone to earthquakes and is ranked as one of the most vulnerable countries in the world i...

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Main Authors: Castrén Maaret, Öhlén Gunnar, Khankeh Hamidreza, Djalali Ahmadreza, Kurland Lisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sjtrem.com/content/19/1/30