The influenza a (H1N1) 2009 pandemic in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 265-266

  Hsu, Li Yang ^a   Heng, Derrick M K ^b   Leo, Yee Sin ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^c TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDITORIAL; FATALITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERNET; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PANDEMIC; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SINGAPORE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77952374101     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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