School closure to reduce influenza transmission

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-138

  Koonin, Lisa M ^a   Cetron, Martin S ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG INFLUENZA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; PANDEMIC; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL DISTANCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; SCHOOLS;

EID: 58849155681     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1501.081289     Document Type: Letter

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