Seasonal and pandemic influenza: The role of communication and preventive strategies

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 124-126

  Boccia, Antonio ^a   Di Thiene, D ^a   De Giusti, M ^a   La Tore, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crisis communication; Pandemic influenza; Preventive strategies; Seasonal influenza

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FRANCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALY; KOREA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NURSE; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS; SEASONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 80052942927     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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