Avian influenza and pandemic influenza preparedness in Hong Kong

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 489-496

  Lam, Ping Yan ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^b Wu Chung House   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Emergency response; Infections; Quarantine; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; OSELTAMIVIR; VACCINE; ZANAMIVIR;

AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIRD DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; VACCINATION;

EID: 48249147472     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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