Pandemic influenza and pregnancy: An opportunity to reassess maternal bioethics

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Farrell, Ruth M ^a   Beigi, Richard H ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 70350077078     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.140780     Document Type: Review

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