Evaluation of mental health emergency preparedness among health professionals

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 144-149

  Ablah, Elizabeth ^a   Hawley, Suzanne ^a   Konda, Kurt M ^a   Wolfe, Deborah ^a   Cook, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; KANSAS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TERRORISM;

EID: 53049107363     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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