Is the Australian hospital system adequately prepared for terrosism? The Australian Government's response

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 183, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 572-573

  Murnane, Mary ^a   Cooper, David M ^b  

^a Canberra ACT   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOSAFETY; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; NOTE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SKILL; STAFF TRAINING; TERRORISM;

EID: 29444458436     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb00037.x     Document Type: Note

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