Can virtual reality be used to conduct mass prophylaxis clinic training? A pilot program

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-44

  Yellowlees, Peter ^a   Cook, James N ^a,b   Marks, Shayna L ^a,c   Wolfe, Daniel ^d   Mangin, Elanor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Linden Lab   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

BIOTERRORISM; CALIFORNIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TEACHING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 41849103072     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2007.0038     Document Type: Article

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