Access to Hospitals in the Wake of Terrorism: Challenges and Needs for Maintaining Public Confidence

Disaster Management and Response

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 67-71

  May, Thomas ^a,b   Aulisio, Mark P ^a,b  

^a Medical College of Wisconsin Center for the Study of Bioethics   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROWDING; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MASS SCREENING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TELEPHONE; TERRORISM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DISASTER PLANNING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MASS BEHAVIOR; MASS MEDIA; MASS SCREENING; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PUBLIC OPINION; TERRORISM;

EID: 33746961235     PISSN: 15402487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dmr.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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