Leveraging the nation's anti-bioterrorism investments: Foundation efforts to ensure a revitalized public health system

Health Affairs

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 230-234

  Hearne, Shelley A ^a,b,c   Segal, Laura M ^d  

^a Trust for America's Health (TFAH)   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d TFAH ^*

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CIVIL DEFENSE; COOPERATION; EPIDEMIC; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LEADERSHIP; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BIOTERRORISM; CIVIL DEFENSE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; LEADERSHIP; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; SECURITY MEASURES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0043163639     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.22.4.230     Document Type: Article

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