Home health care challenges and avian influenza

Home Health Care Management and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-69

  Gershon, Robyn R M ^a   Qureshi, Kristine A ^b   Stone, Patricia W ^c   Pogorzelska, Monika ^a   Silver, Alexis ^d   Damsky, Marc R ^d   Burdette, Christopher ^c   Gebbie, Kristine M ^e   Raveis, Victoria H ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d Mailman School of Public Health ^*

^e NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian; Barriers; Influenza; Outbreak; Preparedness; Staff; Willingness

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548954156     PISSN: 10848223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1084822307305908     Document Type: Article

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