Public response to community mitigation measures for pandemic influenza

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 778-786

  Blendon, Robert J ^a   Koonin, Lisa M ^b   Benson, John M ^a   Cetron, Martin S ^b   Pollard, William E ^b   Mitchell, Elizabeth W ^b   Weldon, Kathleen J ^a   Herrmann, Melissa J ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c International Communications Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMMUNITY; DISASTER PLANNING; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PANDEMIC; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45249101806     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1405.071437     Document Type: Review

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