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Community risk perception in COVID-19: a neglected issue in public health
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Affiliations- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
- Department of Pediatrics, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
- Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Nahavand School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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Abstract
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Keywords
Risk perception; COVID-19; Coronaviruses; Community Health; Disaster; Infectious disease
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Community risk perception in COVID-19: a neglected issue in public health
Journal
Disaster and Emergency Medicine Journal
Issue
Article type
Letter to the Editor
Pages
210-212
Published online
2021-12-30
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DOI
Bibliographic record
Disaster Emerg Med J 2021;6(4):210-212.
Keywords
Risk perception
COVID-19
Coronaviruses
Community Health
Disaster
Infectious disease
Authors
Hamid Safarpour
Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh
Moslem Sarani
Davoud Pirani
Mehdi Safari
Meysam Safi-Keykaleh
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