Challenges Facing Pediatric Preparedness

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 159-161

  Mason, Katherine ^a   Anderson, Michael R ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; ATROPINE; OXIME DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CAREGIVER; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DISASTER; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TERRORISM;

EID: 69349099373     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2009.07.014     Document Type: Article

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