Do people know adequately about leptospirosis? A knowledge assessment survey in post-outbreak situation in Srilanka

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 158-163

  Agampodi, Suneth B ^a   Agampodi, Thilini C ^a   Thalagala, Eranga ^a   Perera, Sahan ^a   Chandraratne, Shashika ^a   Fernando, Shantushya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Leptospirosis; Sri lanka

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KNOWLEDGE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MUSCLE DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SRI LANKA; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 79952065711     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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