Preparedness for the spread of influenza: Prohibition of traffic, school closure, and vaccination of children in the commuter towns of Tokyo

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 619-635

  Yasuda, Hidenori ^a   Yoshizawa, Nobuaki ^b   Kimura, Mikio ^c   Shigematsu, Mika ^d   Matsumoto, Masaaki ^b   Kawachi, Shoji ^e   Oshima, Masamichi ^d   Yamamoto, Kenji ^e   Suzuki, Kazuo ^d,f  

^a JOSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MITSUBISHI RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c FUKUJUJI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f CHIBA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Commuters; Computer simulation; Influenza; Prohibition of traffic; School closure; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; JAPAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; TRAFFIC; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SCHOOLS; SUBURBAN HEALTH; TOKYO; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN HEALTH; VACCINATION;

EID: 46749103632     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-008-9264-0     Document Type: Article

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