Reported Knowledge, Perceptions, and Behavior of Tourists and North Queensland Residents at Risk of Contact with Jellyfish that Cause the "Irukandji Syndrome"

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 4-10

  Harrison, Simone L ^a   Leggat, Peter A ^a   Fenner, Peter J ^b   Durrheim, David N ^a   Swinbourne, Anne L ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Surf Life Saving Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Attitudes; Bites and stings; Irukandji syndrome; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRUKANDJI SYNDROME; JELLYFISH; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT; SWIMMING; TOURISM; TRAVEL;

EID: 1542283799     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2004)015[0004:RKPABO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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