Public Health Crisis Preparedness and Response in Korea

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 278-284

  Lee, Hye Young ^a   Oh, Mi Na ^a   Park, Yong Shik ^a   Chu, Chaeshin ^a   Son, Tae Jong ^a  

^a Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Emerging infectious diseases; Pandemic influenza; Public health crisis

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; OSELTAMIVIR; VIRUS VACCINE; ZANAMIVIR;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIOCONTAINMENT UNIT; BLOOD SAFETY; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; FLOODING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HURRICANE; IMMIGRATION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KOREA; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS PREPAREDNESS; PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SECONDARY INFECTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TRAINING; VACCINATION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 84886949335     PISSN: 22109099     EISSN: 22109110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrp.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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