Assessing knowledge and application of emergency risk communication principles among public health workers in China

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 199-205

  Cope, James R ^a   Frost, Melinda ^a   Richun, Li ^b   Xie, Ruiqian ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b China Emerging Infectious Diseases Program   (China)

^c Chinese Centre for Health Education   (China)

Author keywords

China; emergency response; policy making; public health practice; risk communication

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; DISASTER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHINA; COMMUNICATION; DISASTERS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84904043240     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 1938744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2014.29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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