Evaluation of national pandemic management policies-A hazard analysis of critical control points approach

Health Policy

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-26

  Krumkamp, Ralf ^a   Ahmad, Amena ^a   Kassen, Annette ^a   Hjarnoe, Lulu ^b   Syed, Ahmed M ^b   Aro, Arja R ^b   Reintjes, Ralf ^a,c  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

HACCP; Pandemic influenza; Pandemic preparedness; Pandemic preparedness plans; Pandemic response; SARS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PANDEMIC; PRIMARY PREVENTION; STAFF TRAINING;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EUROPE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUARANTINE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 67650789039     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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