Pediatric implications in bioterrorism part I: physiologic and psychosocial differences.
Children are physically and psychologically different from adults and require care modified to meet their needs. In the event of a bioterrorism attack, the child's stage of development can help or hinder his or her response to bioterrorist material. This Part 1 of a series of articles addresses the differences found in children and how health care providers can alter interventions to avoid causing further harm.
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School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. lbe100+@pitt.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D023482:Bioterrorism / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D002666:Psychology, Child