Preparedness needs assessment in a rural state: Themes derived from public focus groups

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 376-383

  Chesser, Amy ^a   Ablah, Elizabeth ^a   Hawley, Suzanne R ^a   Wolfe, Deborah ^a   St Romain, Theresa ^a   Grube, Carole D ^b   Molgaard, Craig ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; KANSAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 33846223422     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2006.4.376     Document Type: Article

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