Terrorism preparedness training for nonclinical hospital workers: Empowering them to take action

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 333-337

  Thorne, Craig D ^a   Curbow, Barbara ^b   Oliver, Marc ^a   Al Ibrahim, Mohamed ^c   McDiarmid, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^c Dept Vet Aff MD Hlth Care Syst ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; TERRORISM; TRAINING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; TERRORISM;

EID: 0347296292     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000052966.43131.18     Document Type: Article

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