Changes in and shortcomings of drug stockpiling, vaccine development and related policies during outbreaks of avian influenza A H5N1, H1N1, and H7N9 among humans

Drug Discoveries and Therapeutics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 95-100

  Mei, Lin ^a   Tang, Qi ^a   Cui, Yimeng ^a   Tobe, Ruoyan Gai ^a   Selotlegeng, Lesego ^a   Hammad Ali, Asghar ^a   Xu, Lingzhong ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

guidelines; Rapid response stockpile; timetable

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008738821     PISSN: 18817831     EISSN: 1881784X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5582/ddt.2013.v7.3.95     Document Type: Article

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