Medical students and pandemic influenza

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1781-1783

  Herman, Benjamin ^a   Rosychuk, Rhonda J ^a   Bailey, Tracey ^a   Lake, Robert ^a   Yonge, Olive ^a   Marrie, Thomas J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PANDEMIC; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 36248995373     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1311.070279     Document Type: Article

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