PREPARING FOR AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC: ETHICAL ISSUES

In the near future, experts predict, an influenza pandemic will likely spread throughout the world. Many countries have been creating a contingency plan in order to mitigate the severe health and social consequences of such an event. Examination of the pandemic plans of Canada, the United Kingdom an...

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Main Author: Kotalik, Jaro (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2005
In: Bioethics
Year: 2005, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Pages: 422-431
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