Roles of different transport modes in the spatial spread of the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic in mainland China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2019, Pages

  Cai, Jun ^a,b   Xu, Bo ^a,b   Chan, Karen Kie Yan ^a,b   Zhang, Xueying ^c   Zhang, Bing ^d   Chen, Ziyue ^e   Xu, Bing ^a,b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JOINT CENTER FOR GLOBAL CHANGE STUDIES   (China)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic; China; Quantile regression; Rail travel; Spatial spread; Transport modes

Indexed keywords

AIRPORT; DISEASE SPREAD; INFLUENZA; RAILWAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION MODE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; AIRPORT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CHINA; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RAILWAY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRANSMISSION; TRAVEL;

CHINA;

CHINA; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES; TRAVEL;

EID: 85060058055     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16020222     Document Type: Article

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