Preparing health professions students for terrorism, disaster, and public health emergencies: Core competencies

Academic Medicine

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 517-526

  Markenson, David ^a,b,c,d   DiMaggio, Charles ^a,c   Redlener, Irwin ^a,c  

^a Center for International Forestry Research   (United States)

^b Program for Pediatric Preparedness   (United States)

^c Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^d Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPETENCE; DISASTER; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TEACHING; TERRORISM;

EID: 19544388424     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200506000-00002     Document Type: Review

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