Effectiveness of workplace social distancing measures in reducing influenza transmission: A systematic review

BMC Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Ahmed, Faruque ^a   Zviedrite, Nicole ^a   Uzicanin, Amra ^a  

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

Author keywords

Community mitigation; Distancing; Influenza; Non pharmaceutical; Systematic review; Telework; Workplace

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; PANDEMIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL ISOLATION; WORKPLACE;

HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PANDEMICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL ISOLATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85045557598     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5446-1     Document Type: Review

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