A nursing guide to surviving a radiological dispersal device

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-27

  Williams, Geraint ^a   Williams, Elisabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b WARRINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decontamination; Emergency nursing; Radiation; Radiological dispersal device

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING; RADIATION INJURY; TERRORISM; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BLAST INJURIES; DECONTAMINATION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; TERRORISM;

EID: 77949885328     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2010.19.1.45907     Document Type: Article

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