Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 8 , Pages 460-466 , August 2010

Influence of country of study on student responsiveness to the H1N1 pandemic

  • S.M. Griffiths

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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  • A.H. Wong

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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  • J.H. Kim

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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  • T.K.C. Yung

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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  • J.T.F. Lau

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Division of Health Improvement, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Received 9 October 2009 ,Accepted 30 March 2010.

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PII: S0033-3506(10)00116-2

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.03.027

Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 8 , Pages 460-466 , August 2010

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