Educating health professionals, first responders, and the community about bioterrorism and weapons of mass destruction

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 491-498

  Silvagni, Anthony J ^a,b,c,d   Levy, Leonard A ^a,b,c,d   Mcfee, Robin B ^a,b,c,d  

^a DC: US Government Printing Office 1920:77   (United States)

^b Nova Southeastern University   (United States)

^c Department of Family Medicine and Public Health ^*  (United States)

^d NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEAR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

BIOTERRORISM; CURRICULUM; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FLORIDA; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; WAR;

EID: 0036738104     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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