Ability of regional hospitals to meet projected avian flu pandemic surge capacity requirements

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-112

  Ten Eyck, Raymond P ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

avian influenza; pandemic; regional hospitals; surge capacity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MEDICAL STAFF; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OHIO;

EID: 79952480056     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00005707     Document Type: Article

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