Public health emergency preparedness exercises: Lessons learned

Public Health Reports

Volumn 125, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2010, Pages 100-106

  Biddinger, Paul D ^a,b   Savoia, Elena ^a   Massin Short, Sarah B ^a   Preston, Jessica ^a   Stoto, Michael A ^a,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 78649674123     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00333549101250s514     Document Type: Article

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