AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 3-8 , February 2010

The pandemic influenza planning process in Ontario acute care hospitals

  • Dick E. Zoutman, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University and Infection Control Service, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dick E. Zoutman, MD, FRCPC, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University and Infection Control Service, Kingston General Hospital, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2V7, Canada.
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  • B. Douglas Ford, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Matt Melinyshyn, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Matthew J. Melinyshyn Consulting Services, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Brian Schwartz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto and Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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 Supported by The Change Foundation, an independent charitable foundation established by the Ontario Hospital Association.

 Conflicts of interest: None to report.

PII: S0196-6553(09)00890-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.10.002

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 3-8 , February 2010

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