To report or not to report: A psychosocial investigation aimed at improving early detection of avian influenza outbreaks

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 435-449

  Elbers, A R W ^a   Gorgievski Duijvesteijn, M J ^b   Zarafshani, K ^c   Koch, G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Disease reporting; Early detection; Socio psychological factors; Syndromic surveillance; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 79951623021     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.29.3.1988     Document Type: Article

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