The elusive definition of pandemic influenza;La evasiva definición de la gripe pandémica

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 532-538

  Doshi, Peter ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FUTURE PROSPECT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INFLUENZA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ARTICLE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MEDICAL EXPERT; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS; SEMANTICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 79960049443     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.086173     Document Type: Article

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