Hospital preparedness for victims of chemical or biological terrorism

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 710-716

  Wetter, D C ^a   Daniell, W E ^a   Treser, C D ^a  

^a US Public Health Service Region I   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX VACCINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; PRALIDOXIME; SARIN;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BREATHING APPARATUS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TRAINING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0035035802     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.91.5.710     Document Type: Article

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