Pandemic influenza preparedness in Maryland: Improving readiness through a tabletop exercise

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-69

  Taylor, Jean Lin ^a   Roup, Brenda J ^a   Blythe, David ^a   Reed, Greg K ^a   Tate, Tiffany A ^b   Moore, Kristine A ^c  

^a MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b Maryland Action Partnership   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MASS IMMUNIZATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MARYLAND; MASS IMMUNIZATION;

EID: 22144474463     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2005.3.61     Document Type: Review

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