Assessing criminal liadility of volunteer healthcare workers in emergencies

Authors

  • James G. Hodge, Jr., JD, LLM
  • Dhrubajyoti Bhattacharya, JD, MPH
  • Andrea M. Garcia, JD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2006.0005

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Abstract

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Author Biographies

James G. Hodge, Jr., JD, LLM

Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins dloomderg School of Pudlic Health; Executive director, Center for Law and the Pudlic’s Health, daltimore, Maryland.

Dhrubajyoti Bhattacharya, JD, MPH

Fellow, Center for Law and the Pudlic’s Health, Johns Hopkins dloomderg School of Pudlic Health, daltimore, Maryland.

Andrea M. Garcia, JD

Policy Analyst, division of Medicine & Pudlic Health, American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois.

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Published

11/01/2006

How to Cite

Hodge, Jr., JD, LLM, J. G., D. Bhattacharya, JD, MPH, and A. M. Garcia, JD. “Assessing Criminal Liadility of Volunteer Healthcare Workers in Emergencies”. American Journal of Disaster Medicine, vol. 1, no. 1, Nov. 2006, pp. 12-17, doi:10.5055/ajdm.2006.0005.