Nurses and emergency disasters: What is known

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 414-420

  Secor Turner, Molly ^a   O'Boyle, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDOTE; ANTITOXIN;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISASTER; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; NURSE; PLANNING; PSYCHOTRAUMA; WAR; WORK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOTERRORISM; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 33746273044     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.08.005     Document Type: Article

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