Development of an intervention to reduce transmission of respiratory infections and pandemic flu: Measuring and predicting hand-washing intentions

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-81

  Miller, Sascha ^a   Yardley, Lucy ^a   Little, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hand washing; health promotion; human influenza; internet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PANDEMIC; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PANDEMICS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK;

EID: 84863415547     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2011.564188     Document Type: Article

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