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Will the healthcare workers go to work during disasters?

When disaster strikes, getting care to the victims is at the top of everyone's attention. But who will provide that care? In two studies to be presented at the 2007 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Annual Meeting, researchers examined the factors that might affect whether healthcare workers and support staff would report to work during a disaster.

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