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organizations involved. However, in some places bodies were handled very well. The authors have suggested guidelines for the possible future management of large numbers of bodies. As the large numbers of bodies did not cause health problems, survivors should be encouraged to identify the dead systematically rather than rushing to bury them because of fear of disease.

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The findings from this study has contributed to a field manual for the management of dead bodies after a disaster, produced by the Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, International Committee of the Red Cross and International Committee of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. A copy of this manual can be found at: http://www.paho.org/english/dd/ped/DeadBodiesFieldManual.htm

Citation: Morgan OW, Sribanditmongkol P, Perera C, Sulasmi Y, Van Alphen D, et al. (2006) Mass fatality management following the South Asian tsunami disaster: Case studies in Thailand, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. PLoS Med 3(6): e195.

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Education and computer reminders to doctors can improve treatment of high blood pressure

General practitioners (GPs) are more likely to treat high blood pressure with the most highly recommended medication when they receiv
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