Using time-use data to parameterize models for the spread of close-contact infectious diseases

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 168, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1082-1090

  Zagheni, Emilio ^a   Billari, Francesco C ^b   Manfredi, Piero ^c   Melegaro, Alessia ^d   Mossong, Joel ^e   Edmunds, W John ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE SANTÉ   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Chickenpox; Communicable diseases; Data interpretation, statistical; Endemic diseases

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SERUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NUTRITION SURVEYS; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54949121009     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn220     Document Type: Article

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