Humanitarian crises : the medical and public health response / edited by Jennifer Leaning, Susan M....
Humanitarian crises : the medical and public health response / edited by Jennifer Leaning, Susan M....
Humanitarian crises : the medical and public health response / edited by Jennifer Leaning, Susan M. Briggs, Lincoln C. Chen.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N362.1/126
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English
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Physical content
379p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Thomas S. Durant -- Preface / Lincoln C. Chen -- Introduction / Jennifer Leaning -- Pt. I. Assessment and Intervention. 1. The Role of Rapid Assessment / Michael J. Toole. 2. Public Health Interventions / Eric K. Noji and Brent T. Burkholder. 3. Classic Concepts in Disaster Medical Respon...
12. Military Support of Relief: A Cautionary Review / Trueman W. Sharp, George A. Luz and Joel C. Gaydos. 13. Military Security: Lessons for Relief / Frederick M. Burkle, Jr. 14. The Risks of Military Participation / Pierre Perrin -- Conclusion / Jennifer Leaning.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1999.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
Since the late 1980s the international relief community has seen its resources and personnel stressed beyond capacity by humanitarian crises - large-scale man made catastrophes such as the conflicts in Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Chechnya, Zaire, Kosovo and elsewhere. Covering topics ranging from emergency public health measures to the psychological t...
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Humanitarian crises : the medical and public health response / edited by Jennifer Leaning, Susan M. Briggs, Lincoln C. Chen.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N362.1/126
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74Vvqv4wOrXl
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ISBN
0674155157 :
9780674155152 (alk. paper)
0674155157 (alk. paper)
9780674155152 :
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362.1
MMS ID
991006159899702626
