Building public health capacity in Afghanistan to implement the international health regulations: A role for security forces

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 277-285

  Chrétien, Jean Paul ^a   Yingst, Samuel L ^b   Thompson, Donald ^c  

^a II Marine Expeditionary Force   (United States)

^b Charge of Infectious Disease Diagnostics   (Afghanistan)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLDIER;

AFGHANISTAN; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MILITARY PERSONNEL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECURITY MEASURES;

EID: 77956502805     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2009.0058     Document Type: Review

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