Descriptive review and evaluation of the functioning of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Annex 2

Globalization and Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Anema, Aranka ^a   Druyts, Eric ^b   Hollmeyer, Helge G ^c   Hardiman, Maxwell C ^c   Wilson, Kumanan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annex 2; Evaluation; International health regulations (IHR); Public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC); World health organization (WHO)

Indexed keywords

BIOTERRORISM; COMMUNICATION NETWORK; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCE; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD (REGULATION); WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATION ANNEX 2; KNOWLEDGE; LAW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; TELECONSULTATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84855496837     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17448603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-8-1     Document Type: Article

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