Influence of contact definitions in assessment of the relative importance of social settings in disease transmission risk

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Bolton, Kirsty J ^a   McCaw, James M ^a,c   Forbes, Kristian ^a   Nathan, Paula ^a   Robins, Garry ^b   Pattison, Philippa ^b   Nolan, Terry ^a,c   McVernon, Jodie ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATHOGEN LOAD; PREDICTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREND STUDY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; RISK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOUCH;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOUCH;

EID: 84857137237     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030893     Document Type: Article

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