Preparing for disaster: Response matrices in the USA and UK

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 910-922

  Kahn, Laura H ^a   Barondess, Jeremiah A ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance planning and preparation for disasters; Competent leadership, accountability and responsibility during disasters; Integrated hospital and ambulance services during disasters; US and UK disaster response matrices

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POLONIUM;

ANTHRAX; DISASTER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HURRICANE; INFORMATION CENTER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTOXICATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; TERRORISM; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VIGNETTE;

ANTHRAX; COMMUNICATION; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CYCLONES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MASS MEDIA; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57049146320     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-008-9310-y     Document Type: Review

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