A state-based analysis of public health preparedness programs in the United States

Public Health Reports

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 737-745

  Beitsch, Leslie M ^a   Kodolikar, Samata ^b   Stephens, Tim ^c   Shodell, Daniel ^d   Clawson, Art ^a   Menachemi, Nir ^a   Brooks, Robert G ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Association of State and Territorial Health Officials   (United States)

^c Association of State and Territorial Health Officials   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERNET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

DISASTER PLANNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847008730     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490612100614     Document Type: Article

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