Law and the public's health

Public Health Reports

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 238-241

  Rosenbaum, Sara ^a   Harty, Mary Beth ^a   Sheer, Jennifer ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY; VOLUNTARY WORKER; ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 44049103177     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490812300219     Document Type: Short Survey

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