Reported changes in health-related behaviours in Chinese urban residents in response to an influenza pandemic

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 988-993

  Yuan, J ^a,b   Zhang, L ^a   Xu, W ^a   Shen, J ^a   Zhang, P ^a   Ma, H ^a  

^a Chinese Field Epidemiology Training Program   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Influenza; Pandemic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONSULTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACE MASK; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HAND WASHING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; MALE; PANDEMIC; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; TELEPHONE; URBAN AREA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TELEPHONE; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650501192     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809002726     Document Type: Article

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