China's response to pandemics: From inaction to overreaction

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-183

  Huang, Yanzhong ^a   Smith, Christopher J ^b  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

China; H1N1; Herd community effect; HIV AIDS; Pandemics; Political intervention; Public health; Quarantine; SARS; Urban consumption; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SPREAD; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFLUENZA; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY REFORM; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION;

CHINA;

EID: 77950313706     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.51.2.162     Document Type: Article

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