An educational programme on dengue fever prevention and control for females in Jeddah high schools

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1058-1067

  Ibrahim, N K ^a,b   Abalkhail, B ^a   Rady, M ^a   Al Bar, H ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENGUE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MASS COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; TEACHER;

EID: 73249134751     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.5.1058     Document Type: Article

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