Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding the H1N1 pandemic amongst healthcare providers, and preparedness in a multispeciality teaching hospital in North India

Public Health

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 795-798

  Puri, S ^a   Singh, A ^a,b   Koushal, V ^a   Thakare, M ^a   Singhal, A ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Medical Fraternity; Pandemic; Swine flu

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INFLUENZA; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INDIA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

INDIA;

SUIDAE;

EID: 81255136998     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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