A global perspective on avian influenza

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 477-481

  Ong, Adrian ^a   Kindhauser, Mary ^a   Smith, Ian ^a   Chan, Margaret ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

H5N1; Health security; Pandemic; Public health

Indexed keywords

AVIAN INFLUENZA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 48249117167     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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