The Effect of School Dismissal on Rates of Influenza-Like Illness in New York City Schools During the Spring 2009 Novel H1N1 Outbreak

Journal of School Health

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 123-130

  Egger, Joseph R ^a   Konty, Kevin J ^b   Wilson, Elisha ^b   Karpati, Adam ^b   Matte, Thomas ^b   Weiss, Don ^b   Barbot, Oxiris ^c,d  

^a Applied Science International   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^d Office of School Health for the New York City   (United States)

Author keywords

H1N1; Influenza; NPI; School closure

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NEW YORK CITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84856792932     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00675.x     Document Type: Article

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