Lessons learned from H1N1 epidemic: The role of mass media in informing Physicians

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-37

  Gholami, Jaleh ^a   Hosseini, Sayed Hamed ^a   Ashoorkhani, Mahnaz ^a   Majdzadeh, Sayed Reza ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Influenza; Iran; Knowledge; Media

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; IRAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PANDEMIC; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SWINE INFLUENZA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79952047672     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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