Introduction of a pyramidal model based on primary health care: A paradigm for management of 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 224-230

  Joulaei, H ^a   Honarvar, B ^a   Zamiri, N ^a   Moghadami, M ^a   Lankarani, K B ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

H1N1; Iran; Model; Pandemic; PHC; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; IRAN; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77953280049     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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