Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 59-66 , March 2006

Pediatric Disaster Preparedness in the Wake of Katrina: Lessons to be Learned

  • Margaret A. Dolan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Member, American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Richmond, VA
    • ,
  • Steven E. Krug, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Steven E. Krug, MD, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Childrens Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2006.01.004

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 59-66 , March 2006

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