Hospital infectious disease emergency preparedness: A survey of infection control professionals

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-32

  Rebmann, Terri ^a   Carrico, Ruth ^b   English, Judith F ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; SURGICAL MASK; VACCINATION; VENTILATOR;

BIOTERRORISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DECONTAMINATION; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846636823     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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