Lay perceptions of collectives at the outbreak of the h1n1 epidemic: Heroes, villains and victims

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 461-476

  Wagner Egger, Pascal ^a   Bangerter, Adrian ^a   Gilles, Ingrid ^a   Green, Eva ^a   Rigaud, David ^a   Krings, Franciska ^a   Staerklé, Christian ^a   Clémence, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

collectives; disease threat; epidemic; social representations; swine flu

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGY; SWITZERLAND; UNCERTAINTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; SWITZERLAND; UNCERTAINTY; WORLD HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959976832     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662510393605     Document Type: Article

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