Health System Preparedness for Bioterrorism: Bringing the Tabletop to the Hospital

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 146-155

  Henning, Kelly J ^a,b,f   Brennan, Patrick J ^a,c   Hoegg, Cindy ^d   O'Rourke, Eileen ^e   Dyer, Bernard D ^c   Grace, Thomas L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Div Epidemiol   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SMALLPOX; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BIOTERRORISM; DISASTER PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; PHILADELPHIA;

EID: 1342311260     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502366     Document Type: Article

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