Regional approaches to hospital preparedness

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-53

  Maldin, Beth ^a   Lam, Clarence ^a   Franco, Crystal ^a   Press, David ^a   Waldhorn, Richard ^a   Toner, Eric ^a   O'Toole, Tara ^a   Inglesby, Thomas V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISASTER PLANNING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; POLICY MAKING; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248679944     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2006.0034     Document Type: Article

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