Preparing for an influenza pandemic in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 497-503

  Cutter, Jeffery ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Essential services; Health care; National preparedness; Non pharmaceutical measures

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR; PERAMIVIR; ZANAMIVIR;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PANDEMIC; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL DISTANCE;

EID: 48249123500     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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