Emergency Preparedness and Public Health Systems. Lessons for Developing Countries

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 529-534

  Kruk, Margaret E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY; FUNDING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CIVIL DEFENSE; COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORIES; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43049114261     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.02.012     Document Type: Review

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