title: Criteria for the assessment of disaster preparedness.
abstract: The assessment of disaster preparedness of certain areas is to a large extent liable to subjectivity. For a modern society, however, objectivity is a prerequisite. A methodology is presented calculating the disaster preparednes of municipalities, counties, provinces, states, or even countries. Standardization of this methodology could allow comparison of disaster preparedness between these areas.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Welfare, Health and Cultural Affairs, Rijswijk, Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Boer
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000458:organization & administration; D014900:West Indies