The Australian response: Pandemic influenza preparedness

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Horvath, John S ^a   McKinnon, Moira ^a   Roberts, Leslee ^a  

^a Department of Health and Ageing ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK REDUCTION; VACCINE PRODUCTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34547628953     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00704.x     Document Type: Article

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