Transmissibility of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic in remote and isolated Canadian communities: A modelling study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Mostaço Guidolin, Luiz C ^a   Bowman, Chris S ^b   Greer, Amy L ^c,d   Fisman, David N ^d   Moghadas, Seyed M ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ARTICLE; CANADA; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RURAL AREA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84866429125     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001614     Document Type: Article

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