Infectious risks of air travel

Microbiology Spectrum

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Mangili, Alexandra ^a   Vindenes, Tine ^b   Gendreau, Mark ^c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSMISSION;

AIR TRAVEL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85001578678     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21650497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.IOL5-0009-2015     Document Type: Article

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