Pediatric Disaster Science: Understanding Needs, Highlighting Imperatives, and Leveraging Opportunities

Overview

Journal NAM Perspect

Date 2025 Feb 3

PMID 39896747

Authors

Cinnamon A Dixon

Richard K Kwok

Lorah Ludwig

Lori Peek

Christopher Newton

Jeffrey Upperman

Jonathan White

Debra L Weiner

Affiliations

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