Public health preparedness: A systems-level approach

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 282-286

  Moore, Spencer ^a,b   Mawji, Al ^b   Shiell, Alan ^b   Noseworthy, Tom ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISASTER; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK; TERRORISM; TRAINING; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SYSTEMS THEORY; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 33947701647     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2004.030783     Document Type: Review

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