Editorial: Planning for a pandemic: A view from the accident and emergency department

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 64-65

  Mareiniss, Darren P ^a   Hirshon, Jon Mark ^b   Levy, Frederick ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b National Study Center for Trauma and EMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; SIALIDASE;

ADULT; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAMINIDASE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952308937     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2010.71.2.46475     Document Type: Editorial

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