Trends in knowledge, attitudes, and practices of travel risk groups toward prevention of hepatitis A: Results from the Dutch Schiphol Airport Survey 2002 to 2009

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-43

  Van Genderen, Perry J J ^a,b   Van Thiel, Pieter P A M ^c   Mulder, Paul G H ^d   Overbosch, David ^a,b  

^a Harbour Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b Havenziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS A; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; AIRPORTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; TRAVEL;

EID: 84855477366     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00578.x     Document Type: Article

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