Knowledge, attitude, and behaviour of public health doctors towards pandemic influenza compared to the general population in Italy

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-75

  Torre, Giuseppe ^a   Semyonov, Leda ^a   Mannocci, Alice ^a   Boccia, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attitude; behaviours; general population; knowledge; medical doctors; pandemic influenza

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856694642     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494811424612     Document Type: Article

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