Public health communication with frontline clinicians during the first wave of the 2009 influenza pandemic

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-44

  Staes, Catherine J ^a   Wuthrich, Amyanne ^a   Gesteland, Per ^a,c   Allison, Mandy A ^a   Leecaster, Molly ^a,d   Shakib, Julie H ^a   Carter, Marjorie E ^a   Mallin, Brittany M ^a   Mottice, Susan ^b   Rolfs, Robert ^b   Pavia, Andrew T ^a   Wallace, Brent ^c   Gundlapalli, Adi V ^a   Samore, Matthew ^a,d   Byington, Carrie L ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

disease outbreaks; influenza; interdisciplinary communication; public health practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; E-MAIL; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL STAFF; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PANDEMIC; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; ELECTRONIC MAIL; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL STAFF; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PANDEMICS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTAH;

EID: 78650819167     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181ee9b29     Document Type: Article

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