Should we fear "flu fear" itself? Effects of H1N1 influenza fear on ED use

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 275-282

  McDonnell, William M ^a,b   Nelson, Douglas S ^a   Schunk, Jeff E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPIDEMICS; FEAR; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856525810     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.11.027     Document Type: Article

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