Getting back to basics during a public health emergency: A framework to prepare and respond to infectious disease public health emergencies

Public Health

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-13

  Craig, A T ^a   Kasai, T ^a   Li, A ^a   Otsu, S ^a   Khut, Q Y ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Influenza; Pandemic (H1N1) 2009; Planning; Public health

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SPREAD; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PANDEMIC; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 76449115465     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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