Social contacts, vaccination decisions and influenza in Japan

Background: Contact patterns and vaccination decisions are fundamental to transmission dynamics of infectious diseases. We report on age-specific contact patterns in Japan and their effect on influenza vaccination behaviour. Methods: Japanese adults (N=3146) were surveyed in Spring 2011 to assess th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (1979-). in. - BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. - 70(2016), 2, Seite 162-167
1. Verfasser: Ibuka, Yoko (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Ohkusa, Yasushi, Sugawara, Tamie, Chapman, Gretchen B, Yamin, Dan, Atkins, Katherine E, Taniguchi, Kiyosu, Okabe, Nobuhiko, Galvani, Alison P
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (1979-). in
Schlagworte:Health sciences Social sciences Behavioral sciences