The pandemic influenza threat: a review from the primary care perspective

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 222-227

  Goh, Lee Gan ^a,b   Cheong, Pak Yean ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b WONCA ^*

^c Singapore College of Family Physicians   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Infection control measures; Pandemic influenza threat; Preparedness Plan; Voluntary isolation; WHO

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS VACCINE;

ASIA; AVIAN INFLUENZA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDLINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESERVOIR; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33746455448     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcrj.2006.04.193     Document Type: Review

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