Pandemic H1N1 in Canada and the use of evidence in developing public health policies - A policy analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 83, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-9

  Rosella, Laura C ^a,b   Wilson, Kumanan ^c,d   Crowcroft, Natasha S ^a,b,e   Chu, Anna ^a   Upshur, Ross ^b,f   Willison, Donald ^a,b   Deeks, Shelley L ^a,b   Schwartz, Brian ^a,b   Tustin, Jordan ^b   Sider, Doug ^a,b   Goel, Vivek ^a,b,g  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adjuvanted; Canada; Evidence based decision making; H1N1; N95 respirators; Pandemic influenza; Public health decision making; School closures; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH POLICY; IDEOLOGY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INFLUENZA; POLICY ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); MEDICAL INFORMATION; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

CANADA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS; POLICY MAKING; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOLS; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

CANADA;

EID: 84875390368     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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