Radiation injury treatment network (RITN): Healthcare professionals preparing for a mass casualty radiological or nuclear incident

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 748-753

  Ross, Joel R ^a   Case, Cullen ^b   Confer, Dennis ^b   Weisdorf, Daniel J ^c   Weinstock, David ^d   Krawisz, Robert ^b   Chute, John ^a   Wilhauk, Julie ^e   Navarro, Willis ^b   Hartzman, Robert ^b   Norman Coleman, C ^f   Hatchett, Richard ^g   Chao, Nelson ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

cell therapy; emergency preparedness; emergency response; haematology radiation; radiation accidents; radiation injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW DISEASE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DONOR; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; MASS DISASTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; VICTIM;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; MASS SCREENING; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961039011     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2011.556176     Document Type: Article

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