An evaluation of emergency guidelines issued by the World Health Organization in response to four infectious disease outbreaks.

BACKGROUND:The production of high-quality guidelines in response to public health emergencies poses challenges for the World Health Organization (WHO). The urgent need for guidance and the paucity of structured scientific data on emerging diseases hinder the formulation of evidence-informed recommen...

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Main Authors: Susan L Norris, Veronica Ivey Sawin, Mauricio Ferri, Laura Reques Sastre, Teegwendé V Porgo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5976182?pdf=render