Critical Resources for Hospital Surge Capacity: An Expert Consensus Panel

PLoS Currents

Volumn , Issue OCT, 2013, Pages

  Bayram, Jamil D ^a,b,c   Sauer, Lauren M ^a,b,c   Catlett, Christina ^a,b   Levin, Scott ^a   Cole, Gai ^a,b   Kirsch, Thomas D ^a,b,c   Toerper, Matthew ^a   Kelen, Gabor ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ATROPINE; EXPLOSIVE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; NERVE GAS; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PRALIDOXIME; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; CRYSTALLOID; DEATH; DELPHI STUDY; DIALYSIS; DISASTER; FACE MASK; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PATIENT CARE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURGE CAPACITY;

EID: 84886059698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21573999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/currents.dis.67c1afe8d78ac2ab0ea52319eb119688     Document Type: Article

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