Evaluating health systems' preparedness for emerging infectious diseases: A novel conceptual and analytic framework

Health Policy

Volumn 98, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 91-97

  Krumkamp, Ralf ^a   Mounier Jack, Sandra ^b,c   Ahmad, Amena ^a   Reintjes, Ralf ^a   Coker, Richard ^b,c  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Health system; Intervention programmes; Pandemic planning; Policy evaluation

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; PANDEMIC; REVIEW;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 78249274201     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.06.004     Document Type: Review

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