Measuring healthcare preparedness: An all-hazards approach

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Marcozzi, David E ^a   Lurie, Nicole ^b  

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

^b Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PLANNING; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TRAINING;

EID: 84910027776     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20454015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2045-4015-1-42     Document Type: Editorial

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