Are Belgian hospitals prepared for an H5N1-pandemic?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 204-206

  De Cauwer, Harald G ^a   Mortelmans, Luc J M ^a   D'Orio, Vincent ^b  

^a Klina Regional Hospital   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

H5N1 influenza; Hospital preparedness; Pandemic; Public health system; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DISASTER PLANNING; E-MAIL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PANDEMIC; PEDIATRIC WARD; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 34447326693     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3280bef7d2f     Document Type: Article

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