Pandemic influenza planning in nursing homes: Are we prepared?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1431-1437

  Mody, Lona ^a,b   Cinti, Sandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Nursing homes; Pandemic preparedness

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AVIAN INFLUENZA; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; PANDEMIC; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NURSING HOMES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548266054     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01299.x     Document Type: Review

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