Physician preparedness for bioterrorism recognition and response: A Utah-based needs assessment

Disaster Management and Response

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 69-74

  Alder, Stephen C ^a,c   Clark, Jaime D ^a   White Jr , George L ^a   Talboys, Sharon ^b   Mottice, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE CONTROL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

BIOTERRORISM; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DERMATOLOGY; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UTAH;

EID: 4043114948     PISSN: 15402487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dmr.2004.06.011     Document Type: Article

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