Pandemic influenza preparedness and health systems challenges in Asia: Results from rapid analyses in 6 Asian countries

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Hanvoravongchai, Piya ^h   Adisasmito, Wiku ^b   Chau, Pham Ngoc ^f   Conseil, Alexandra ^h   De Sa, Joia ^h   Krumkamp, Ralf ^g   Mounier Jack, Sandra ^h   Phommasack, Bounlay ^c   Putthasri, Weerasak ^e   Shih, Chin Shui ^d   Touch, Sok ^a   Coker, Richard ^h  

^a Cambodia Ministry of Health   (Cambodia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^c National Emerging Infectious Diseases Coordination Office   (Laos)

^d CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^e International Health Policy Program Thailand   (Thailand)

^f VIETNAM MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^g HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^h LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; DISASTER PLANNING; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ASIA; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77953125535     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-322     Document Type: Article

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