Communicable disease control during major emergencies
Campbell, S.
Nursing Times 101(6): 30-31
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0954-7762 PMID: 15736491 Document Number: 593913
In December 2004 a major disaster occurred in the Indian Ocean killing over 150,000 people (USAID, 2005). This article will look at interventions required to control communicable diseases in an emergency. It is an introduction to emergency public health interventions for UK nurses who are responding to an international disaster.
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