Urgent care providers' knowledge and attitude about public health reporting and pertussis control measures: implications for informatics

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 471-478

  Staes, Catherine J ^a   Gesteland, Per H ^a   Allison, Mandy ^a   Mottice, Susan ^a   Rubin, Michael ^a   Shakib, Julie H ^a   Boulton, Rachelle ^a   Wuthrich, Amyanne ^a   Carter, Marjorie E ^a   Leecaster, Molly ^a   Samore, Matthew H ^a   Byington, Carrie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory urgent care; Clinical decision support systems; Disease notification; Pertussis; Public health practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERTUSSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IDAHO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; UTAH; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 73449100200     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181af0aab     Document Type: Article

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