Patterns of perception toward influenza pandemic among the front-line responsible health personnel in southern Thailand: A Q methodology approach

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Prateepko, Tapanan ^a   Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OPTIMISM; PANDEMIC; PERCEPTION; PESSIMISM; SELF CONCEPT; THAILAND; DISASTER PLANNING; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; PATHOGENICITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THAILAND;

EID: 67651153043     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-161     Document Type: Article

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