A probabilistic transmission dynamic model to assess indoor airborne infection risks

Risk Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1097-1107

  Liao, Chung Min ^a   Chang, Chao Fang ^a   Liang, Huang Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Airborne infectious disease; Basic reproductive number; Epidemiology; Probabilistic; Risk

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; OPTIMIZATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; TOXICITY;

AIRBORNE INFECTION DISEASES; BASIC REPRODUCTIVE NUMBER; PROBABILISTIC;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; MODELING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARAMETER; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRULENCE; WELLS RILEY MODEL;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHILD; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN; VENTILATION;

EID: 28144449533     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00663.x     Document Type: Article

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