Transforming schools into pre-designed alternative care sites as part of preparedness plan for pandemic H5N1 influenza

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 673-676

  Yen, Muh Yong ^a,b   Shih, Fuh Yuan ^c  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

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Indexed keywords

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ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MASS COMMUNICATION; PANDEMIC; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL; TAIWAN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 54449091970     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60111-4     Document Type: Article

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