Preparing for pandemic influenza: Revisit the basics

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1858-1864

  Chan, Wai Fong ^a   Wong, Thomas K S ^b  

^a TUNG WAH EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antiviral treatment; Avian influenza; Infection control; Influenza; Pandemic

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; MASS IMMUNIZATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASON; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STATISTICS; VIROLOGY;

CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASS IMMUNIZATION; NURSE'S ROLE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 34548767640     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01831.x     Document Type: Article

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