Blackout of 2003: Public health effects and emergency response

Public Health Reports

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-44

  Beatty, Mark E ^a,b   Phelps, Scot ^a   Rohner, Chris ^a   Weisfuse, Isaac ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG STORAGE; ELECTRICITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FREEZING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

EID: 32044452890     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 00333549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490612100109     Document Type: Review

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