Did pandemic preparedness aid the response to pandemic (H1N1) 2009? A qualitative analysis in seven countries within the WHO European Region

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 286-296

  Hashim, Ahmed ^a   Jean Gilles, Lucie ^b   Hegermann Lindencrone, Michala ^b   Shaw, Ian ^a   Brown, Caroline ^b   Nguyen Van Tam, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Health emergency preparedness; Influenza a H1N1 subtype; Pandemic influenza; Pandemic preparedness; Public health management

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ARMENIA; ARTICLE; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; CAPACITY BUILDING; DENMARK; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND; UZBEKISTAN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CIVIL DEFENSE; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS;

EID: 84866853918     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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