Category Archives: risk

Updated H1N1 Severity

The blog Effect Measure argues that it is too early to write off the severity of this H1N1 influenza strain.  The blogger notes that the most common “underlying medical condition” is asthma (30% of hospitalized adults and 33% of hospitalized … Continue reading

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H1N1 Deaths and the Severity Calculus

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Call for Papers: Epidemic Orders

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The End of Pandemic Severity

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World at Risk? Surveil it!

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Governing the Future: The Paradigm of Prudence in Political Technologies of Risk Management

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Homeland Security Grants, Redux

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Introduction: Amelia Moore

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Flu and Financial Markets

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Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

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