The view from the trenches: Part 1-emergency medical response plans and the need for epr screening

Health Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-127

  Gougelet, Robert M ^a,b   Rea, Michael E ^b   Nicolalde, Roberto J ^b   Geiling, James A ^b,c   Swartz, Harold M ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Dosimetry; Electrons; Radiological terrorism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WHOLE BODY COUNTING;

CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; MASS SCREENING; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; UNITED STATES; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING;

EID: 75649103206     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3181a6de7d     Document Type: Review

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