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To the Editor:
As noted by Dr. Calmbach, family physicians need significantly more training in public health preparedness. Such training, ideally, would not only encompasses response to bioterrorism, but also to more likely events such as naturally emerging infections (e.g., SARS, pandemic influenza), natural disasters (e.g., hurricanes, tornados), and healthcare delivery problems (e.g., hospital closures, vac...
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This article raises 2 issues about PBRN generazlizability for this timely topic of bioterrorism preparedness. On the one hand, I wonder whether we really need yet another study that demonstrates that PBRN physicians and data collected from them is as good, if not better, than random samples of practicing physicians.
On the other hand, there will always be nagging questions that arise for any research methodolo...
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The article by Temte and Anderson in this month’s Annals makes an important contribution to our understanding of the role of family physicians in detecting and recognizing illnesses that may be due to chemical or biological bioterrorism (1). The terrorsist attack on September 11, 2001, and the subsequent unsolved anthrax attacks, made bioterrorism preparedness a national priority. As weapons, bacterial pathogens are rel...
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