An evaluation of community assessment tools (CATs) in predicting use of clinical interventions and severe outcomes during the A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic.

An evaluation of community assessment tools (CATs) in predicting use of clinical interventions and severe outcomes during the A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic.

During severe influenza pandemics healthcare demand can exceed clinical capacity to provide normal standards of care. Community Assessment Tools (CATs) could provide a framework for triage decisions for hospital referral and admission. CATs have been developed based on evidence that supports the rec...

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Main Authors: Malcolm G Semple, Puja R Myles, Karl G Nicholson, Wei Shen Lim, Robert C Read, Bruce L Taylor, Stephen J Brett, Peter J M Openshaw, Joanne E Enstone, James McMenamin, Barbara Bannister, Jonathan S Nguyen-Van-Tam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24069409/?tool=EBI

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