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Are We Ready? : Public Health Since 9/11.
A contemporary history of a critical period, Are We Ready? analyzes the impact of 9/11, the anthrax attacks that followed, and preparations for a possible smallpox attack on the nation's public health infrastructure. David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz interviewed local, state, and federal offici...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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CA :
University of California Press,
2006.
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| Collection: | California/Milbank books on health and the public ;
15. |
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | A contemporary history of a critical period, Are We Ready? analyzes the impact of 9/11, the anthrax attacks that followed, and preparations for a possible smallpox attack on the nation's public health infrastructure. David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz interviewed local, state, and federal officials to determine the immediate reactions of key participants in these events. The authors explore the extent to which these emergencies permanently altered the political, cultural, and organizational life of the country and consider whether the nation is now better prepared to withstand another potential. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (211 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-180) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520940475 0520940474 1282360167 9781282360167 0520249208 0520250389 9780520249202 9780520250383 9786612360169 661236016X |