Attitudes of patients, visitors and healthcare workers at a tertiary hospital towards influenza A (H1N1) response measures

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 303-306

  Tan, Wu Meng ^a   Chlebicka, Nidhi Loomba ^a   Tan, Ban Hock ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Infectious diseases; Pandemics; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 77952325606     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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