Protecting home health care workers: A challenge to pandemic influenza preparedness planning

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Baron, Sherry ^a,e   McPhaul, Kathleen ^b   Phillips, Sally ^c   Gershon, Robyn ^d   Lipscomb, Jane ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^e MS R 17 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; GAS MASK; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PANDEMIC; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; TRADE UNION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME HEALTH AIDES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 70350044210     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.157339     Document Type: Review

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