Observation of public health risk behaviours, risk communication and hand hygiene at Kansas and Missouri Petting Zoos - 2010-2011

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 304-310

  Erdozain, G ^a   Kukanich, K ^a   Chapman, B ^b   Powell, D ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal contact; Handwashing practices; Petting zoo; Risk behaviour; Zoonotic transmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRINKING; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; FEMALE; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; KANSAS; MALE; MISSOURI; ODDS RATIO; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84876797465     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2012.01531.x     Document Type: Article

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