ABC of Conflict and Disaster |
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| Editor:
| Redmond, Anthony D.
Mahoney, Peter F.
Ryan, James M.
Macnab, Cara |
| Foreword by:
| Owen, David |
| Series title: | ABC Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-470-79081-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Digital download |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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This ABC introduces medicine in areas of conflict or natural disaster responding to the growing number of regions affected.
Chapters deal with subjects such as earthquakes and landslides as well as nuclear incidents and biological warfare both nationally and internationally.
It covers both logistical planning and medical aid as well as post-conflict recovery, offering psychological as well as medical and public health support.
It prepares aid workers for a range of...
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This ABC introduces medicine in areas of conflict or natural disaster responding to the growing number of regions affected.
Chapters deal with subjects such as earthquakes and landslides as well as nuclear incidents and biological warfare both nationally and internationally.
It covers both logistical planning and medical aid as well as post-conflict recovery, offering psychological as well as medical and public health support.
It prepares aid workers for a range of roles in all possible situations.