Epidemic and bioterrorism preparation among emergency medical services systems

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-242

  Maguire, Brian J ^a   Dean, Stephen ^a   Bissell, Richard A ^a   Walz, Bruce J ^a   Bumbak, Andrew K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

bioterrorism; emergency medical services; epidemic; pandemic; preparedness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BIOTERRORISM; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MARYLAND; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35748965300     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X0000474X     Document Type: Article

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