International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 101-108 , April 2008

Survey of nursing knowledge on bioterrorism

  • M. De Felice

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health, University of L’Aquila, Italy
  • ,
  • A.R. Giuliani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health, University of L’Aquila, Italy
  • ,
  • G. Alfonsi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health, University of L’Aquila, Italy
  • ,
  • G. Mosca

      Affiliations

    • Dottorato di Ricerca in Medicina Preventiva e Sanità Pubblica, Coordinator Prof. F. di Orio, Università dell’Aquila, Italy
  • ,
  • L. Fabiani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health, University of L’Aquila, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Ospedale S. Salvatore Delta 6 – 67010 Coppito (AQ), 67100 L’Aquila, Italy. Tel./fax: +39 0862 434693.

Received 23 August 2007 ,Revised 7 January 2008 ,Accepted 15 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2008.01.004

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 101-108 , April 2008