Risk perceptions and behaviour: Towards pandemic control of emerging infectious diseases: Iional research on risk perception in the control of emerging infectious diseases

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-6

  Brug, Johannes ^a   Aro, Arja R ^c   Richardus, Jan Hendrik ^b,d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 62149145170     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-008-9000-x     Document Type: Editorial

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