Contact behaviour of children and parental employment behaviour during school closures against the pandemic influenza A (H1N1-2009) in Japan

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 716-724

  Mizumoto, Kenji ^a,b   Yamamoto, Taro ^b   Nishiura, Hiroshi ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

contact tracing; containment; epidemiological determinants; epidemiology; H1N1 2009; Household; influenza; pandemic; school

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; JAPAN; KINDERGARTEN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84887367766     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: 14732300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300060513478061     Document Type: Article

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