Ready, willing, and able: A framework for improving the public health emergency preparedness system

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-168

  McCabe, O Lee ^a   Barnett, Daniel J ^a   Taylor, Henry G ^b   Links, Jonathan M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Center for Public Health Preparedness   (United States)

Author keywords

Disasters; Emergency preparedness; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957266542     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/dmp-v4n2-hcn10003     Document Type: Article

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