Diagnosing food-borne illness: A behavioral analysis of barriers to testing

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-72

  Kaptan, Gülbanu ^a,b   Fischhoff, Baruch ^a,c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute diarrheal illness; Barriers to health care; Behavioral analysis; Cost effectiveness; Food borne illness

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; ECONOMICS; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LEAVE; PATIENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; SICK LEAVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551556912     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2010.42     Document Type: Article

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