Initial psychological responses to swine flu

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 88-92

  Goodwin, Robin ^a   Gaines Jr , Stanley O ^a   Myers, Lynn ^a   Neto, Felix ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Intrusive thoughts; Pandemic influenza; Values; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMIC; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79960174409     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-010-9083-z     Document Type: Review

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