Review and comparison between the Wells-Riley and dose-response approaches to risk assessment of infectious respiratory diseases

Indoor Air

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-16

  Sze To, G N ^a   Chao, C Y H ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dose response; Infection risk assessment; Infectious respiratory disease; Outbreak investigation; Ventilation; Wells Riley

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; PATHOGENS; PULMONARY DISEASES;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE-RESPONSE MODELS; INFECTION RISK ASSESSMENT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INFECTIOUS RESPIRATORY DISEASE; OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT - MODELLING; RISKS ASSESSMENTS; WELL-RILEY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 74049136084     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2009.00621.x     Document Type: Review

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