Priority Setting for Pandemic Influenza: An Analysis of National Preparedness Plans
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Priority Setting for Pandemic Influenza: An Analysis of National Preparedness Plans
October 2006 | Volume 3 | Issue 10 | e436 Recognizing the potential severe impact of pandemic infl uenza, the World Health Organization (WHO) urges every country to develop or maintain an upto-date national infl uenza preparedness plan, and provides guidance on plan content [1]. WHO guidance focuses on numerous issues, from surveillance and communications to prioritization of vaccine. Despite t...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1549-1676
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030436