Influenza pandemic planning for cancer patients

Current Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Batter, Peter Malcolm ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Influenza; Pandemic; Planning

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SUPERINFECTION; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; DIARRHEA; DRUG COST; EARLY CANCER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NEUTROPENIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PANDEMIC; RECURRENT CANCER; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 51649130730     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (5)

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