Perceptions and plans for prevention of Ebola: Results from a national survey

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Kelly, Bridget ^a   Squiers, Linda ^a   Bann, Carla ^a   Stine, Alexander ^a   Hansen, Heather ^a   Lynch, Molly ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUARANTINE; TRANSMISSION; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; QUARANTINE; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960481375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2441-7     Document Type: Article

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