Defining outbreak: Breaking out of confusion

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 442-455

  O'Neil, Eileen A ^a   Naumova, Elena N ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Emerging infections; Epistemology; Health communication; Outbreak definition; Philosophy of science; Public health policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; NOMENCLATURE; PHILOSOPHY;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 35449006742     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200140     Document Type: Article

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