Factors influencing school closure and dismissal decisions: Influenza A (H1N1), michigan 2009

Journal of School Health

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-62

  Dooyema, Carrie A ^a   Copeland, Daphne ^b   Sinclair, Julie R ^b   Shi, Jianrong ^b   Wilkins, Melinda ^c   Wells, Eden ^c   Collins, Jim ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza; Michigan; Non pharmaceutical interventions; Pandemic flu; School closure policy

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MALE; NON-PHARMACEUTICAL INTERVENTIONS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PANDEMIC; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CLOSURE POLICY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

INFLUENZA; MICHIGAN; NON-PHARMACEUTICAL INTERVENTIONS; PANDEMIC FLU; SCHOOL CLOSURE POLICY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MICHIGAN; PANDEMICS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84890072967     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12113     Document Type: Article

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