Strategies for implementing the new International Health Regulations in federal countries

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-220

  Wilson, Kumanan ^a   McDougall, Christopher ^b   Fidler, David P ^c   Lazar, Harvey ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEDERAL SYSTEM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH POLICY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHINA; DECENTRALIZATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FRANCE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDIA; LEGAL ASPECT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE PARTITIONING; REVIEW; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 41649119227     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.07.042838     Document Type: Review

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