A big push.
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چکیده
Those of you who were able to participate in the 13th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WCDEM-13) in Melbourne in May 2003 were involved in a well-organized and well-conducted convocation in the midst of world chaos. Principal among the world problems at the time were the outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the early phases of the "pre-emptive" war in Iraq. We owe the members of the Organizing and Program Committees who conceived this excellent Congress our grateful thanks for their extraordinary vision used in assembling the Congress. Moreover, they allowed sufficient flexibility to include last-minute panel discussions on SARS and the Iraq conflict—which were delivered in a brilliant fashion.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Prehospital and disaster medicine
دوره 18 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003