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997256
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b751626
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| Title & Author
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Emerging infectious diseases and the threat to occupational health in the U.S. and Canada /\ edited by William Charney.
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| Publication Statement
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Boca Raton, FL :: CRC/Taylor & Francis,, ©2006.
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| Series Statement
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Public administration and public policy ;; 121
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xxxvii, 426 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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0849346371
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: 9780849346378
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Presentation to the commission to investigate the introduction and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) -- Presentation to the commission to investigate the introduction and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) -- Respirators and other personal protective equipment of health care workers -- Airborne pathogens: selection of respiratory protection -- Knowledge gaps and research priorities for effective protection against occupationally acquired respiratory infectious diseases: a Canadian perspective -- Ventilation systems for handling infectious diseases in a healthcare environment -- Infectious diseases, a resurgent problem: developing effective public health responses -- The fallacy of bioterrorism programs: a catastrophe of U.S. public health -- A killer flu? planning for the devastating effects of the inevitable pandemic -- Influenza: biology, transmission, course, complications, prevention, and treatment -- Hospital cleaners and housekeepers: the frontline workers in emerging diseases -- Establishing cooperative synergy: which agencies, which departments? -- A rural hospital's preparedness for an emerging infectious disease epidemic.
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| Abstract
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Book critiques existing response capability to infectious diseases. This book performs failure analysis not found in other texts. It then offers positive solution analysis of existing inabilities. It also presents cutting-edge research, addressing different model interventions including SARS, smallpox, TB, and more. Featuring contributions from leading experts in the field, this text provides valuable information for managers, professionals, and policy makers in infectious disease organizations, public health organizations, as well as occupational health organizations.
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Emerging infectious diseases-- Canada.
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Emerging infectious diseases-- United States.
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Medicine, Industrial-- Canada.
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Medicine, Industrial-- United States.
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Maladies infectieuses émergentes-- Canada.
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Maladies infectieuses émergentes-- États-Unis.
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Médecine du travail-- Canada.
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Médecine du travail-- États-Unis.
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Emerging infectious diseases.
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Medicine, Industrial.
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Occupational Exposure-- prevention control.
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Occupational Health.
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging-- prevention control.
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Disaster Planning-- organization administration.
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Disease Outbreaks-- prevention control.
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Public Health Administration.
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Canada.
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United States.
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Canada.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.196/9
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| LC Classification
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RA643.5.E44 2006
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2006 J-849
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WA 440E53 2006
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Charney, William,1947-
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