Attitudes and behaviors of international air travelers toward pandemic influenza

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 203-208

  Sharangpani, Ruta ^a   Boulton, Kathryn E ^a,b   Wells, Eden ^a,c   Kim, Curi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCREENING TEST; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955737638     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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