Assessment of medical reserve corps volunteers' emergency response willingness using a threat- and efficacy-based model

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-40

  Errett, Nicole A ^a   Barnett, Daniel J ^a   Thompson, Carol B ^a   Tosatto, Rob ^b   Austin, Brad ^c   Schaffzin, Samuel ^d   Ansari, Armin ^e   Semon, Natalie L ^a   Balicer, Ran D ^f   Links, Jonathan M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOLOGICAL ACCIDENT; BOMB; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PANDEMIC; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKER; WEATHER;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOHAZARD RELEASE; BOMBS; DATA COLLECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PANDEMICS; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; SELF EFFICACY; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; WEATHER;

EID: 84875728367     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2012.0047     Document Type: Article

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