Physician assistants and bioterrorism preparedness

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 301-306

  Mas, Francisco Soto ^a   Hsu, Chiehwen Ed ^b   Jacobson, Holly ^a   Zoretic, James ^c   Felán, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BIOTERRORISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; TEXAS;

EID: 33749523856     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2006.4.301     Document Type: Article

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