Effects of interventions on the demand for hospital services in an influenza pandemic: A sensitivity analysis

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 139, Issue 35-36, 2009, Pages 505-510

  Vidondo, Beatriz ^a   Oberreich, Jürgen ^a   Brockmann, Stefan O ^c   Duerr, Hans Peter ^b   Schwehm, Markus ^b   Eichner, Martin ^b  

^a FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c Baden Wurttemberg State Health Office   (Germany)

Author keywords

Influenza pandemic; Preparedness planning; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; INFLUENZA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PANDEMIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 69949162056     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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