The invention of the swine-flu pandemic

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 187-190

  Keil, Ulrich ^a   Schönhöfer, Peter ^b,c   Spelsberg, Angela ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM BREMEN MITTE   (Germany)

^c Transparency International Bangladesh   (Germany)

^d Tumor Zentrum Aachen EV   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PANDEMIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; VACCINE PRODUCTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASS MEDIA; PANDEMICS;

EID: 79955640401     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-011-9573-6     Document Type: Review

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