Bioterrorism: Evaluating the preparedness of pediatricians in Michigan

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 88-92

  Stankovic, Curt ^a   Mahajan, Prashant ^a   Ye, Hong ^b   Dunne, Robert B ^c   Knazik, Stephen R ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Disaster; Preparedness

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PEDIATRICS; SELF REPORT; TERRORISM; THREAT; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING; WORKPLACE;

ALGORITHMS; BIOTERRORISM; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 66249116324     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318196ea81     Document Type: Article

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