What hospitals should do to prepare for an influenza pandemic.
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This article offers recommendations on what hospitals should do to prepare for an influenza pandemic and proposes specific actions and priorities for the purpose of making the discussion of hospital pandemic preparedness issues more operationally useful.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Biosecurity and bioterrorism : biodefense strategy, practice, and science
دوره 4 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006