The impact of communications about swine flu (influenza A HINIv) on public responses to the outbreak: Results from 36 national telephone surveys in the UK

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 34, 2010, Pages 183-266

  Rubin, G J ^a   Potts, H W W ^b   Michie, S ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SWINE INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SANITATION; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955150436     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta14340-03     Document Type: Article

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