State health department structure and pandemic planning

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages e1-e7

  Klaiman, Tamar ^a   Ibrahim, Jennifer K ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency preparedness; pandemic; state health department structure; state preparedness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PANDEMIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77149154630     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181b83475     Document Type: Article

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