The risk of airborne influenza transmission in passenger cars

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 474-478

  Knibbs, L D ^a   Morawska, L ^a   Bell, S C ^b,c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Control; influenza; public health; transmission

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; CAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMOBILES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84856246114     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811000835     Document Type: Article

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