Global epidemics: How well can we cope?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 362, Issue , 2018, Pages

  Leigh, Jennifer ^a   Fitzgerald, Gabrielle ^b   Garcia, Elvis ^a   Moon, Suerie ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Panorama Global   (United States)

^c Graduate Institute (IHEID)   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EPIDEMIC; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEADERSHIP; MONITORING; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EPIDEMICS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MASS VACCINATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85051399104     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k3254     Document Type: Article

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