Protecting public health after major radiation emergencies

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7800, 2011, Pages 717-

  Becker, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; DANGEROUS GOODS; DEPRESSION; EARTHQUAKE; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL CARE; NATURAL DISASTER; NUCLEAR SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; TSUNAMI;

COMMUNICATION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE;

EID: 79953266799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d1968     Document Type: Editorial

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