Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 556-561 , November 2001

Were there enough physicians in an emergency department in the affected area after a major earthquake? An analysis of the Taiwan Chi-Chi earthquake in 1999

Received 18 September 2000 ,Revised 29 June 2001 ,Accepted 30 July 2001.

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☆ Author contributions are provided at the end of this article.

☆☆ Address for reprints: Wei-Kung Chen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, No 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung 404, Taiwan, ROC;,886-4-2052121, fax 886-4-2036401; E-mail cwk52626@ms8.hinet.net .

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doi: 10.1067/mem.2001.119054

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 556-561 , November 2001

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