Evidence-based Tool for Triggering School Closures during Influenza Outbreaks, Japan
Evidence-based Tool for Triggering School Closures during Influenza Outbreaks, Japan
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DOI:
10.3201/eid1511.090798
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发表时间:
2009-11-01
影响因子:
11.8
通讯作者:
Brownstein, John S.
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作者:
Sasaki, Asami;Hoen, Anne Gatewood;Brownstein, John S.
Guidelines available to school administrators to support school closure decisions during influenza outbreaks are usually not evidence based. Using empirical data on absentee rates of elementary school students in Japan, we developed a simple and practical algorithm for determining the optimal timing of school closures for control of influenza outbreaks.