Association between school closure and subsequent absenteeism during a seasonal influenza epidemic

Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 787-792

  Rodriguez, Carla V ^a,b   Rietberg, Krista ^b   Baer, Atar ^b   Kwan Gett, Tao ^b   Duchin, Jeffrey ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Public Health Seattle and King County ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SOCIAL DISTANCE; UNITED STATES;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS; SEASONS; SICK ROLE; WASHINGTON;

EID: 74549189372     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181b5f3ec     Document Type: Article

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