Education on tick bite and Lyme borreliosis prevention, aimed at schoolchildren in the Netherlands: comparing the effects of an online educational video game versus a leaflet or no intervention
Abstract Background Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common tick-borne disease both in the United States and Europe. Children, in particular, are at high risk of contracting LB. Since child-specific educational tools on ticks, tick bites and LB are lacking, we developed an online ed...
Main Authors: | D. J. M. A. Beaujean, F. Gassner, A Wong, J. E. Steenbergen, R. Crutzen, D. Ruwaard |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-11-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3811-5 |
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