Using blended learning in training the public health workforce in emergency preparedness

Public Health Reports

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-221

  Moore, Gary S ^a   Perlow, Audrey ^a   Judge, Christine ^a   Koh, Howard ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; DISASTER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKER; ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TEACHING;

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; TEACHING;

EID: 33645456900     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 00333549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490612100220     Document Type: Review

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