Hospital preparedness for emergency response: United States, 2008.
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چکیده
OBJECTIVE This report is a summary of hospital preparedness for responding to public health emergencies, including mass casualties and epidemics of naturally occurring diseases such as influenza. METHODS Data are from an emergency response preparedness supplement to the 2008 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, which uses a national probability sample of nonfederal general and short-stay hospitals in the United States. Sample data were weighted to produce national estimates.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- National health statistics reports
دوره 37 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011