Using exercises to identify systems-level preparedness challenges

Public Health Reports

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-101

  Biddinger, Paul D ^a,b   Cadigan, Rebecca Orfaly ^a   Auerbach, Bruce S ^a,c   Burstein, Jonathan L ^a,d,e   Savoia, Elena ^a   Stoto, Michael A ^a,f   Koh, Howard K ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Sturdy Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^d Israel Deaconess Medical Center   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE CONTROL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CENTER; LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPONSIBILITY; TRAINING; EMERGENCY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICATION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41749112696     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490812300116     Document Type: Article

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