Journal article
Populations at risk—paediatrics
Abstract
Disasters affect all segments of the population. Many subsets of the general adult population have specific needs and vulnerabilities. One group with specific needs and which is always at high risk in disasters is children. The physiological, anatomical, developmental and psychological requirements in children differ from those of adults. Disaster planning must recognise and adapt to this. For the past 3 years, the Centre of Excellence in …
Authors
Kollek D; Karwowska A
Journal
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol. 134, No. 3-4, pp. 191–192
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
June 1, 2009
DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncp069
ISSN
0144-8420