FluSurge - A tool to estimate demand for hospital services during the next pandemic influenza

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 617-623

  Zhang, Xinzhi ^a   Meltzer, Martin I ^a   Wortley, Pascale M ^b  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Hospital planning; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE DURATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; VENTILATOR; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOUTH CAROLINA; URBAN POPULATION; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33750895870     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X06295359     Document Type: Article

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