School dismissal as a pandemic influenza response: When, where and for how long?

We used individual-based computer simulation models at community, regional and national levels to evaluate the likely impact of coordinated pre-emptive school dismissal policies during an influenza pandemic. Such policies involve three key decisions: when, over what geographical scale, and how long...

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Main Authors: Timothy C. Germann, Hongjiang Gao, Manoj Gambhir, Andrew Plummer, Matthew Biggerstaff, Carrie Reed, Amra Uzicanin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Epidemics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436518301749