Pandemic planning in pediatric care: A website policy review and national survey data

Health Policy

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-142

  Nicholas, David ^a,b   Patershuk, Clare ^a   Koller, Donna ^c   Bruce Barrett, Cindy ^d   Lach, Lucy ^e   Zlotnik Shaul, Randi ^d   Matlow, Anne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community health planning; Disease outbreaks; Pediatrics; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD CARE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PANDEMIC; PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT TO ILLNESS SCALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; CHILD; DISASTER PLANNING; FAMILY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

CANADA; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DATA COLLECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; FAMILY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNET; PANDEMICS; PEDIATRICS; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 79952016281     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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