Mass casualty chemical incidents - Towards guidance for public health management

Public Health

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 2-14

  Murray, V ^a   Goodfellow, F ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical incidents; Deliberate chemical release; Emergency planning; Emergency response; Industrial accidents; Mass casualty events; Public health

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL INJURY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

ACCIDENTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EXPERT SYSTEMS; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; NATURAL DISASTERS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0036119485     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0033-3506(02)90053-3     Document Type: Article

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