Risk of transmission of airborne infection during train commute based on mathematical model

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 78-83

  Furuya, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airborne infection; Enclosed space; Influenza; Train car; Wells Riley model

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMPORIATRICS; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

EID: 34247618886     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: 13474715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1265/ehpm.12.78     Document Type: Article

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