Meeting the challenge of epidemic infectious disease outbreaks: An agenda for research

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 122-132

  Phua, Kai Lit ^a   Kah Lee, Lai ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Infectious disease outbreaks; Research agenda; Sociological analysis

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DISASTERS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NIPAH VIRUS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; SURVIVORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 18244370258     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200001     Document Type: Review

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