Strengthening the international health regulations: Lessons from the H1N1 pandemic

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 505-509

  Wilson, Kumanan ^a   Brownstein, John S ^b,c   Fidler, David P ^d  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health policy; international health policy; legislation; public health emergencies; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; PANDEMIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PANDEMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77958587946     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czq026     Document Type: Review

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