Nonpharmaceutical interventions for pandemic influenza, national and community measures

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 88-94

  Bell, David ^a,d   Nicoll, Angus ^b,c,d   Fukuda, Keiji ^d   Horby, Peter ^d,e   Monto, Arnold ^d,f   Hayden, Frederick ^d,g   Wylks, Clare ^d,h   Sanders, Lance ^d,h   Van Tam, Jonathan ^c,d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e WHO   (Viet Nam)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^h Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

CHILD CARE; DISINFECTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; CROWDING; DAY CARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HAND WASHING; LEGAL ASPECT; MASK; METHODOLOGY; SCHOOL; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; CROWDING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISINFECTION; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASKS; QUARANTINE; SCHOOLS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30944449337     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1201.051371     Document Type: Review

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