Influenza pandemic planning and performance in Canada, 2009

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 447-453

  Kendal, Alan P ^a   MacDonald, Noni E ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antivirals; Disaster planning; Influenza pandemic; Rural health; Vaccines, health care delivery

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651301373     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403962     Document Type: Review

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