Self-Reported Protective Behaviour Against West Nile Virus Among Pregnant Women in Toronto

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1103-1109

  Kiehn, Lana ^a,b   Murphy, Kellie E ^a,c   Yudin, Mark H ^a,d   Loeb, Mark ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Insect repellents; Patient compliance; Pregnancy; Risk reduction behaviour; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

INSECT REPELLENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULEX PIPIENS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERNET; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO BITE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS; ADOLESCENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 61449252549     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34019-1     Document Type: Article

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