Personal Protective Equipment Supply Chain: Lessons Learned from Recent Public Health Emergency Responses

Health Security

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 244-252

  Patel, Anita ^a   D'Alessandro, Maryann M ^b   Ireland, Karen J ^c,d   Burel, W Greg ^e   Wencil, Elaine B ^d   Rasmussen, Sonja A ^e  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c Gap Solutions Inc   (United States)

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

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

Author keywords

Ebola; Pandemic influenza; Personal protective equipment; Public health preparedness response; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

CROSS INFECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); PANDEMIC; PROCEDURES; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85020960777     PISSN: 23265094     EISSN: 23265108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/hs.2016.0129     Document Type: Review

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