Assessing the impact of airline travel on the geographic spread of pandemic influenza

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1065-1072

  Grais, Rebecca F ^a   Ellis, J Hugh ^b   Glass, Gregory E ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Air travel; Geographic spread; Pandemic influenza; Prevention and control

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AVIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAVEL; VIRUS INFECTION;

ALGORITHMS; AVIATION; CITIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FORECASTING; GEOGRAPHY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0242301057     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026140019146     Document Type: Article

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