On the 2-Row Rule for Infectious Disease Transmission on Aircraft

Annals of Global Health

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 819-823

  Hertzberg, Vicki Stover ^a   Weiss, Howard ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airplane cabin; disease risk; infectious disease transmission; influenza; SARS

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CREW MEMBER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOMITE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; AVIATION; EMPORIATRICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AIR TRAVEL; AIRCRAFT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRAVEL MEDICINE;

EID: 85014516525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22149996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.06.003     Document Type: Article

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