Local perceptions of dengue fever in northeast Thailand and their implications for adherence to prevention campaigns

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-83

  Pylypa, Jen ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dengue fever; Disease prevention; Explanatory models; Health education; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BIOMEDICINE; DENGUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MOSQUITO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THAILAND;

EID: 57149097457     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: 14692910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470802426292     Document Type: Article

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