Using social network analysis to understand Missouri's system of public health emergency planners

Public Health Reports

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 488-498

  Harris, Jenine K ^a,b,c   Clements, Bruce ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; DISASTER PLANNING; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MISSOURI; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; TERRORISM;

EID: 34547660577     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490712200410     Document Type: Article

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