Optimal evidence in difficult settings: improving health interventions and decision making in disasters

Martin Gerdin and colleagues argue that disaster health interventions and decision-making can benefit from an evidence-based approach Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

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Published in:PLoS medicine 2014-04, Vol.11 (4), p.e1001632-e1001632
Main Authors: Gerdin, Martin, Clarke, Mike, Allen, Claire, Kayabu, Bonnix, Summerskill, William, Devane, Declan, MacLachlan, Malcolm, Spiegel, Paul, Ghosh, Anjan, Zachariah, Rony, Gupta, Saurabh, Barbour, Virginia, Murray, Virginia, von Schreeb, Johan
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Language:English
Subjects:
Decision Making
Disasters
Earthquakes
Emergency management
Emergency preparedness
Evidence-Based Medicine
Global Health
Humans
Management
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Medicine and Health Sciences
Policy Forum
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Summary:Martin Gerdin and colleagues argue that disaster health interventions and decision-making can benefit from an evidence-based approach Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.
ISSN:1549-1676
1549-1277
1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001632