Law, liability, and public health emergencies

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-125

  Hoffman, Sharona ^a   Goodman, Richard A ^b   Stier, Daniel D ^b  

^a Maastricht University   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Causes of action; Immunity; Liability; Public health emergencies; Responders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL SECURITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 69249216738     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DMP.0b013e318194898d     Document Type: Article

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