Media reporting of the emergence of the 1938 influenza pandemic in Hong Kong: Implications for modern-day situational awareness

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL.2, 2009, Pages

  Wilson, James M ^a   Iannarone, Marissa ^a   Wang, Chunhui ^a  

^a Veratect Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza 1968; Pandemic; Social and situational awareness; Surveillance; Warning

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIUM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ABSENTEEISM; CHINA; COMMUNICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASS MEDIA; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77649303350     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DMP.0b013e3181abd603     Document Type: Article

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