Surveillance of perceptions, knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of the Italian adult population (18-69 years) during the 2009-2010 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211-219

  Ferrante, Gianluigi ^a   Baldissera, Sandro ^a   Moghadam, Pirous Fateh ^c   Carrozzi, Giuliano ^b   Trinito, Massimo Oddone ^b   Salmaso, Stefania ^a  

^a National Institute of Public Health   (Italy)

^b Department of Public Health ^*  (Italy)

^c Provincial Agency for Health Services   (Italy)

Author keywords

A H1N1; Attitude; Behavior; Behavioral risk factor surveillance system; Knowledge; Pandemic; Perception

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEAR; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MALE; PANDEMIC; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; TELEPHONE; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955574236     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-011-9576-3     Document Type: Article

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