Collateral damage: The unforeseen effects of emergency outbreak policies

Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 697-703

  Lim, Sue ^a   Closson, Tom ^b   Howard, Gillian ^b   Gardam, Michael ^a,b  

^a Infect Prevention and Control Unit   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CONFUSION; COST; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; FEAR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 7544244481     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(04)01176-4     Document Type: Note

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