Risk communication recommendations and implementation during emerging infectious diseases: A case study of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 158-169

  Gesser Edelsburg, Anat ^a   Mordini, Emilio ^b   James, James J ^c   Greco, Donato ^d   Green, Manfred S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Centre for Science Society and Citizenship   (Italy)

^c AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

emerging infectious disease (EID); guidelines and procedures; H1N1; implementation; qualitative study; risk communication; stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899870046     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 1938744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2014.27     Document Type: Article

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