Planning for uncertainty: A european approach to informing responses to the severity of influenza epidemics and pandemics

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 542-544

  Nicoll, Angus ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE; INFLUENZA; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EUROPE;

EID: 79960071190     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.089508     Document Type: Article

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