Assessing the congruence between perceived connectivity and network centrality measures specific to pandemic influenza preparedness in Alberta

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Hall, Justin N ^a   Moore, Spencer ^a   Shiell, Alan ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; PANDEMIC; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ALBERTA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PANDEMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 77949431492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-124     Document Type: Article

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