Assessing global preparedness for the next pandemic: Development and application of an Epidemic Preparedness Index

BMJ Global Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2019, Pages

  Oppenheim, Ben ^a   Gallivan, Mark ^a   Madhav, Nita K ^a   Brown, Naor ^a   Serhiyenko, Volodymyr ^a   Wolfe, Nathan D ^a   Ayscue, Patrick ^a  

^a METABIOTA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemics; health systems; public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 85061787784     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20597908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001157     Document Type: Article

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