Hospital planning for acts of terrorism and other public health emergencies involving children

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1300-1307

  Chung, Sarita ^a   Shannon, M ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC WARFARE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SAFETY; TERRORISM;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMANS; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TERRORISM;

EID: 28444478375     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.069617     Document Type: Review

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