How should we plan for pandemics?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7721, 2009, Pages 603-605

  Doshi, Peter ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXPERIENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; LABORATORY; MORTALITY; PANDEMIC; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 70349155897     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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