Assessment of emergency preparedness of Veterinarians in new york

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 122-127

  Ablah, Elizabeth ^a   Benson, Lindsay N ^b   Tlnius, Annie M ^b   Gebbie, Kristine M ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^c School of Nursing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency preparedness; Veterinarian training; Zoonotic diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; VETERINARIANS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67249087525     PISSN: 0748321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.36.1.122     Document Type: Article

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