Nonpharmaceutical measures for pandemic influenza in nonhealthcare settings—personal protective and environmental measures

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2020, Pages 967-975

  Xiao, Jingyi ^a   Shiu, Eunice Y C ^a   Gao, Huizhi ^a   Wong, Jessica Y ^a   Fong, Min W ^a   Ryu, Sukhyun ^a   Cowling, Benjamin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; COUGHING; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LUNG CONGESTION; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PERSONAL PROTECTION; PROTECTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPIRATORY ETIQUETTE; SNEEZING; SORE THROAT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAVEL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; HYGIENE; INFLUENZA; MASK; PANDEMIC;

HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASKS; PANDEMICS;

EID: 85083619873     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2605.190994     Document Type: Article

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