Modeling the impact of pandemic influenza on Pacific Islands [7]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 347-349

  Wilson, Nick ^a,e   Mansoor, Osman ^b   Lush, Douglas ^c   Kiedrzynski, Tom ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b Public Health Consulting Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

^d SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY   (New Caledonia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; LETTER; MORTALITY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 13744258236     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1102.040951     Document Type: Letter

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