A cross-sectional study of primary-care physicians in Singapore on their concerns and preparedness for an avian influenza outbreak

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 458-464

  Wong, Teck Yee ^a,d   Koh, Gerald C H ^a   Cheong, Seng Kwing ^a   Sundram, Meena ^b   Koh, Kelvin ^c   Chia, Sin Eng ^a   Koh, David ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

^c SINGHEALTH POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bird flu; Impact; Planning; Response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 48249114438     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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