The effect of bioterrorism messages on anxiety levels

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-122

  Lightstone, Sandra N ^a   Swencionis, Charles ^a   Cohen, Hillel W ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BIOTERRORISM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL MARKETING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748549968     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/1YWV-JEDN-BQFP-NEXH     Document Type: Article

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