Evaluation of a cold/flu self-care public education campaign

Health Education Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-46

  Vingilis, E ^a   Brown, U ^a   Koeppen, R ^a   Hennen, B ^a   Bass, M ^a   Peyton, K ^a   Downe, J ^a   Stewart, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCIENCE; SELF CARE; SELF MEDICATION; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; COMMON COLD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF CARE;

EID: 0031915058     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/13.1.33     Document Type: Article

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