Bioterrorism Training in U.S. Emergency Medicine Residencies: Has It Changed since 9/11?

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 221-227

  Moye, Philip Kevin ^a   Pesik, Nicki ^a   Terndrup, Thomas ^a   Roe, Jedd ^a   Weissman, Norman ^a   Kiefe, Catarina ^a   Houston, Thomas K ^a  

^a Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education   (United States)

Author keywords

bioterrorism; education; emergency medicine; experiential learning; residency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

BIOTERRORISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847240502     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2006.10.102     Document Type: Article

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