A survey of the preparedness for an influenza pandemic of general practitioners in the West Midlands, UK

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 819-823

  Beaumont, M ^a   Duggal, H V ^a   Mahmood, H ^b   Olowokure, B ^b,c  

^a Shropshire and Staffordshire Health Protection Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PANDEMIC; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 35348903851     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0377-2     Document Type: Article

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