H5N1 influenza and the implications for Europe

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7514, 2005, Pages 413-414

  Coulombier, Denis ^a,b   Ekdahl, Karl ^b  

^a Unit for Preparedness and Response   (Sweden)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AVIAN INFLUENZA; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; PANDEMIC; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 23844490793     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7514.413     Document Type: Editorial

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