Can informal social distancing interventions minimize demand for antiviral treatment during a severe pandemic?

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Greer, Amy L ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antivirals; Behaviour change; Influenza; Mathematical model; Pandemic; Simulation; Social distancing

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PANDEMIC; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL DISTANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PANDEMICS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880183371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-669     Document Type: Article

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