Can reactive school closures help critical care provision during the current influenza pandemic?

PLoS Currents

Volumn , Issue OCT, 2009, Pages

  House, Thomas ^a   Baguelin, Marc ^g   van Hoek, Albert Jan ^g   Flasche, Stefan ^b,c   White, Peter ^b   Sadique, Md Zia ^d   Eames, Ken ^d   Read, Jon ^g   Hens, Niel ^e   Melegaro, Alessia ^f   Keeling, Matt ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^g Bocconi University ^*

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EID: 77956014781     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21573999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/currents.RRN1119     Document Type: Article

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