'Plausible uncertainty': The negotiated indeterminacy of pandemic influenza in the UK

Critical Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-85

  Williams, Simon N ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Public policy; Risk; Sociology of health

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LICENSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PANDEMIC; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 43149103632     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590701877241     Document Type: Article

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