Ethics and severe pandemic influenza: Maintaining essential functions through a fair and considered response

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-236

  Kass, Nancy E ^a   Otto, Jean ^b   O'Brien, Daniel ^c   Minson, Matthew ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Office of the Attorney General   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; EPIDEMIC; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES;

CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52149096895     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2008.0020     Document Type: Article

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