Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 216-228 , September 2009

Pediatric Aspects of Hospital Preparedness

  • Stephen Monteiro, MS, EMT-P

      Affiliations

    • Department of Patient Services, Center for Biopreparedness, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Stephen Monteiro, MS, EMT-P, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115.
    • ,
  • Michael Shannon, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Center for Biopreparedness, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Thomas J. Sandora, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Sarita Chung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Center for Biopreparedness, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2009.06.001

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 216-228 , September 2009

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