The influence of organizational jurisdiction, organizational attributes, and training measures on perceptions of public health preparedness in Alberta

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 159-166

  Hall, Justin N ^a   Moore, Spencer ^a   Shiell, Alan ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Emergency response systems; Organizational attributes; Pandemic influenza; Public health preparedness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ALBERTA; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84858796186     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0261-9     Document Type: Article

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