Coughs and sneezes spread diseases: An empirical study of absenteeism and infectious illness

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1012-1017

  Barmby, Tim ^a   Larguem, Makram ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PANTHÉON ASSAS   (France)

Author keywords

Absence; Infectious illness

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SPREAD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PROBABILITY; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COUGHING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INFECTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SNEEZING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COUGH; HUMANS; SICK LEAVE; SNEEZING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70349869157     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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