Lessons from SARS and H1N1/A: Employing a WHO-WTO forum to promote optimal economic-public health pandemic response

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119-130

  Mackey, Tim K ^a   Liang, Bryan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California at San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

global health; global health governance; health policy; international law; pandemic response; public health emergencies

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PLANNING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; PANDEMIC; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PANDEMICS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84856461393     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2011.51     Document Type: Review

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