Usefulness of simulated cases for assessing pandemic influenza preparedness plans

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1364-1367

  Cardenosa N ^a,b   Dominguez A ^b,c   Carratala J ^d   Ricarte, J I ^a   Jansa J M ^a,b   Arnau, J ^a   Camps, N ^a   Chanovas, M ^e   Mas, A ^f   Trilla, A ^c  

^a Generalitat of Catalonia ^*  (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL VERGE DE LA CINTA   (Spain)

^f INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pandemic flu; Pandemic influenza plans; Preparedness plans; Simulated cases

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; GENETIC REASSORTMENT; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A (H5N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS; MALAISE; MEDICAL STAFF; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPAIN; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURGICAL MASK; SWINE INFLUENZA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AVES;

EID: 77956126691     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03144.x     Document Type: Article

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