Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding avian influenza (H5N1), Afghanistan

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1459-1461

  Leslie, Toby ^a,b,c   Billaud, Julie ^d   Mofleh, Jawad ^a   Mustafa, Lais ^d   Yingst, Sam ^b,e  

^a Ministry of Public Health   (Afghanistan)

^b US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3 Egypt   (Egypt)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d Sayara Media Communication   (Afghanistan)

^e United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization   (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 50849140489     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1409.071382     Document Type: Article

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