Public apprehension of emerging infectious diseases: Are changes afoot?

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 446-460

  Joffe, Helene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

blame; disidentification; EID fatigue; emerging infectious diseases; reflexivity; stigma; worry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79959929870     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662510391604     Document Type: Article

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