Physicians' Preparedness for Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Priorities

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1238-1241

  Alexander, G Caleb ^a   Larkin, G Luke ^a   Wynia, Matthew K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

bioterrorism; preparedness; public health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLE; SELF CONCEPT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOTERRORISM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751013019     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2005.12.022     Document Type: Article

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