Students' attitudes to the communications employed during an outbreak of meningococcal disease in a UK school: A qualitative study

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-37

  Taylor Robinson, David ^a   Elders, Katy ^b   Milton, Beth ^a   Thurston, Hilary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Health Protection ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communicable diseases; Educational settings; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONFUSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; CONFUSION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS;

EID: 77649286436     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdp080     Document Type: Article

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