@article{ref1,
title="Paramilitary provision of adequate disaster response and advancement of public health: the case of the Texas State Guard and Operation Lone Star",
journal="Disaster medicine and public health preparedness",
year="2017",
author="Johnson, Ralph Jay",
volume="11",
number="4",
pages="412-416",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This article reports on State Defense Forces (SDFs) as tools for providing coordinated, disciplined, trained, and uniformed volunteers to augment civilian disaster response and advance public health. <br><br>METHODS: This report draws on and describes the example of the Texas State Guard's Medical Brigade and its Operation Lone Star. <br><br>RESULTS: Although SDFs have downsides, since they are largely self-sufficient, they are far less expensive and burdensome yet nonetheless effective alternatives. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Future avenues for further inquiry are suggested. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:412-416).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1935-7893",
doi="10.1017/dmp.2016.175",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2016.175"
}