Social mixing patterns within a South African township community: Implications for respiratory disease transmission and control

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 174, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1246-1255

  Johnstone Robertson, Simon P ^a,b   Mark, Daniella ^a   Morrow, Carl ^a   Middelkoop, Keren ^a   Chiswell, Melika ^a   Aquino, Lisa D H ^a   Bekker, Linda Gail ^a,c   Wood, Robin ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Disease transmission, infectious; Models, theoretical; Particulate matter; Respiratory tract infections; Social behavior; Tuberculosis, pulmonary

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE CLASS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DROPLET; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH RISK; INFLUENZA; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG POPULATION;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; JUVENILE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TUBERCULOSIS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856060932     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr251     Document Type: Article

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