Can we reduce the spread of influenza in schools with face masks?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 676-677

  Del Valle, Sara Y ^a   Tellier, Raymond ^b   Settles, Gary S ^c   Tang, Julian W ^d  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

children; droplet; intervention; Nonpharmaceutical; pandemic; prevention; social distancing; transmission

Indexed keywords

FACE MASK; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; NOTE; PANDEMIC; SCHOOL HYGIENE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASKS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 78049382806     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.03.012     Document Type: Note

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