Addressing gaps in health care sector legal preparedness for public health emergencies

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-56

  Ransom, Montrece McNeill ^a   Goodman, Richard A ^a   Moulton, Anthony D ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care providers; Legal issues; Public health emergencies; Public health law; Public health preparedness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42949138821     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DMP.0b013e3181587cff     Document Type: Article

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