Securitization of infectious diseases in Vietnam: The cases of HIV and avian influenza

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 467-475

  Herington, Jonathan ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

H5N1; health governance; health security; HIV; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIRD; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; VIET NAM;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; SECURITY MEASURES; VIETNAM;

EID: 77958526388     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czq052     Document Type: Article

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