Adding a psychological dimension to mass gatherings medicine

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue , 2016, Pages 112-116

  Hopkins, Nick ^a   Reicher, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infection transmission; Mass gatherings; Norms; Social identity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CLINICAL STUDY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICINE; SOCIAL STATUS; THINKING; CROWDING (AREA); LEISURE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CROWDING; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84979688577     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.12.017     Document Type: Article

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