Broadening access to medical care during a severe influenza pandemic: The CDC nurse triage line project

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 75-80

  Koonin, Lisa M ^a   Hanfling, Dan ^b,c,d  

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

^b BETTY AND GUY BEATTY CENTER FOR INTEGRATED RESEARCH   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PANDEMIC; POISON CENTER; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; REVIEW; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOTLINES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NURSE'S ROLE; PANDEMICS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875757328     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2013.0012     Document Type: Review

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