An innovative approach to training hospital-based clinicians for bioterrorist attacks

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 511-514

  Filoromo, Camille ^a   Macrina, David ^a   Pryor, Erica ^a   Terndrup, Thomas ^a   McNutt, Sarah D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 0347383713     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(03)00699-0     Document Type: Article

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