Assessing hospital emergency management plans: A guide for infection preventionists

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Rebmann, Terri ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency management; hospital preparedness; infection control; infection prevention; surge capacity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 71249130792     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.04.286     Document Type: Article

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