Pandemic influenza and critical infrastructure dependencies: Possible impact on hospitals

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Itzwerth, Ralf L ^a   Maclntyre, C Riana ^a   Shah, Smita ^a   Plant, Aileen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL WASTE; INFLUENZA; METHODOLOGY; POWER SUPPLY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TELECOMMUNICATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 37849187880     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00712.x     Document Type: Article

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