@article{ref1,
title="Great earthquakes and medical information systems, with special reference to telecommunications",
journal="Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association",
year="1999",
author="Miyamoto, M. and Sako, M. and Kimura, Motohiro and Kanno, Taro and Inoue, M. and Takeda, H. and Takahashi, Toru and Inada, H. and Minato, K. and Hashimoto, N. and Kawamura, T. and Naito, Mayumi and Hattori, T. and Nakazawa, K. and Irie, M.",
volume="6",
number="3",
pages="252-258",
abstract="The Hanshin-Awaji earthquake in January 1995 caused the greatest number of deaths and injuries in Japan since World War II. Various weaknesses of modern information systems were exposed during and after the earthquake. The authors carried out a questionnaire survey to investigate the current state of hospital information and to examine the kinds of information needed immediately after an earthquake. The survey results show that information about the ability to admit new patients and the availability of medical supplies is necessary immediately after such a disaster. These results will be useful for planning countermeasures against this kind of disaster.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1067-5027",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}