What have we learned about communication inequalities during the H1N1 pandemic: A systematic review of the literature

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lin, Leesa ^a,b   Savoia, Elena ^a   Agboola, Foluso ^a   Viswanath, Kasisomayajula ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Communication inequalities; Pandemic; Public health emergency preparedness; Risk communication H1N1

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; PANDEMICS; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84902293547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-484     Document Type: Article

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