Linked Life Data

14596525

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/14596525

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
Instituting air travel restrictions to slow the geographical spread of smallpox cases would have significant consequences and present serious logistical concerns. Public health decision makers must weigh the potential benefits of such restrictions against their negative impact. The goal of this research is to provide a basic analytical framework to explore some of the issues surrounding the use of air travel restrictions as a part of an overall containment strategy. We report preliminary results of a compartmental model for the inter-city spread of smallpox cases resulting from US domestic air travel. Although air traffic can be halted within hours as was shown following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, these results suggest that the consequences of halting domestic air travel may not be outweighed by public health benefits.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0950-2688
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
131
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
849-57
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-5-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Forecasting the geographical spread of smallpox cases by air travel.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article