Economic analysis of the use of facemasks during pandemic (H1N1) 2009

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 300, Issue , 2012, Pages 161-172

  Tracht, Samantha M ^a,b   Del Valle, Sara Y ^a   Edwards, Brian K ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemic models; Facemask; Influenza; Mathematical models; Mitigation strategies

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EPIDEMIC; INFLUENZA; MITIGATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FACE MASK; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASKS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PANDEMICS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856568038     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.01.032     Document Type: Article

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