Did pandemic preparedness aid the response to pandemic (H1N1) 2009? A qualitative analysis in seven countries within the WHO European Region

• Main Authors: Ahmed Hashim (Author), Lucie Jean-Gilles (Author), Michala Hegermann-Lindencrone (Author), Ian Shaw (Author), Caroline Brown (Author), Jonathan Nguyen- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Although the 2009-2010 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic was of low severity compared with other pandemics of the 20th century, this pandemic was the first opportunity for countries to implement a real-life pandemic response. The aim of the project was to review the extent to which th...