Assessing public health department employees' willingness to report to work during an influenza pandemic

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 375-383

  Basta, Nicole E ^a,b   Edwards, Sharlene E ^c   Schulte, Joann ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c Pinellas County Health Department   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster response; Disease outbreak; Pandemic influenza; Public health practice; Public health workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349085288     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181a391e2     Document Type: Article

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