An effective quarantine measure reduced the total incidence of influenza A H1N1 in the workplace: Another way to control the H1N1 flu pandemic

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 287-292

  Miyaki, Koichi ^a   Sakurazawa, Hirofumi ^b   Mikurube, Hajime ^c   Nishizaka, Mika ^d   Ando, Hidehiko ^d   Song, Yixuan ^a   Shimbo, Takuro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Nissan Motor Health Insurance Society   (Japan)

^c NISSAN Motor Health Insurance Society   (Japan)

^d JATCO Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Controlled trial; H1N1; Influenza; Pandemic; Prevention; Quarantine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PANDEMIC; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VIROLOGY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PANDEMICS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUARANTINE; SICK LEAVE; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82555165499     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.10-0024-FS     Document Type: Article

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