Pandemic preparedness: Implementation of infection prevention emergency plans

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Rebmann, Terri ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; VENTILATOR; VIRUS ISOLATION;

DISASTER PLANNING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 78449236218     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/655993     Document Type: Conference Paper

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