Public health emergency preparedness at the local level: Results of a national survey

Health Services Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5 PART 2, 2009, Pages 1909-1924

  Savoia, Elena ^a   Rodday, Angie Mae ^a   Stoto, Michael A ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency preparedness; Public health system research; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL STAFF; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION SIZE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STAFF TRAINING; WORK CAPACITY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISASTER PLANNING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GOVERNING BOARD; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; POPULATION DENSITY; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69849093737     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2009.01009.x     Document Type: Article

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