Safeguarding public health at UK airports: An examination of current health security practices

Transportation Planning and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-33

  Budd, Lucy ^a   Warren, Adam ^a   Bell, Morag ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health security; Infectious disease; International travel; Policy transfer; UK airports

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SECURITY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL; POLICY TRANSFER; UK AIRPORTS;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRPORTS; CIVIL AVIATION; COMPUTER VIRUSES; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT; SECURITY SYSTEMS; VIRUSES;

AIRPORT SECURITY;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRPORT; HEALTH POLICY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INFLUENZA; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY APPROACH; SAFETY; SANITATION; SOCIAL SECURITY; STAKEHOLDER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78650050591     PISSN: 03081060     EISSN: 10290354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2011.530827     Document Type: Article

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