Stress, adherence to preventive measures for reducing influenza transmission and influenza-like illness

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 605-610

  Perez, Vanessa ^a   Uddin, Monica ^a   Galea, Sandro ^b   Monto, Arnold S ^a   Aiello, Allison E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH RISK; HYGIENE; INFECTIVITY; INFLUENZA; RISK FACTOR; SEASONALITY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MICHIGAN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863995311     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2010.117002     Document Type: Article

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