Relative contributions of four exposure pathways to influenza infection risk

Risk Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1292-1303

  Nicas, Mark ^a   Jones, Rachael M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza; Microbial risk assessment; Transmission pathway

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION OF; DOSE RESPONSE; DROPLET SPRAYS; EXPOSURE PATHWAYS; HUMAN SUBJECTS; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; POTENTIAL EFFICACY; POTENTIAL EXPOSURE; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; VIRUS CONCENTRATION;

BODY FLUIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DROP FORMATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIVITY; INFLUENZA; SALIVA;

ARTICLE; COUGHING; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPOSURE; FAMILY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 69049096126     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01253.x     Document Type: Article

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