Organization of a health-system pharmacy team to respond to episodes of terrorism

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1257-1263

  Cohen, Victor ^a,b  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidotes; Biological warfare; Chemical warfare; Disaster planning; Emergency services; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacists; Pharmacy; Radiation; Team

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TERRORISM; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; TERRORISM;

EID: 0141832636     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/60.12.1257     Document Type: Article

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