Anxiety, worry and cognitive risk estimate in relation to protective behaviors during the 2009 influenza A/H1N1 pandemic in Hong Kong: Ten cross-sectional surveys

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Liao, Qiuyan ^a   Cowling, Benjamin J ^a   Lam, Wendy W T ^a   Ng, Diane M W ^a   Fielding, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Affect; Chinese adults; Influenza pandemic; Perceived risk; Protective behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INTERVIEW; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; FEAR; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMIC; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEAR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PANDEMICS; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84899070032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-169     Document Type: Article

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