Resource allocation during an influenza pandemic

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 520-522

  Paranthaman, Karthikeyan ^a   Conlon, Christopher P ^b   Parker, Claire ^c   McCarthy, Noel ^d  

^a Health Department   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Jericho Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d Thames Valley Health Protection Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANDEMIC; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 41349109779     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1403.071275     Document Type: Letter

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