Close encounters of the infectious kind: methods to measure social mixing behaviour

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• Alternative Title:
  Epidemiol Infect
• Personal Author:
  READ, J. M. ; EDMUNDS, W. J. ; RILEY, S. ; LESSLER, J. ; CUMMINGS, D. A. T.
• Description:
  A central tenet of close-contact or respiratory infection epidemiology is that infection patterns within human populations are related to underlying patterns of social interaction. Until recently, few researchers had attempted to quantify potentially infectious encounters made between people. Now, however, several studies have quantified social mixing behaviour, using a variety of methods. Here, we review the methodologies employed, suggest other appropriate methods and technologies, and outline future research challenges for this rapidly advancing field of research.
• Subjects:
  Article Contact Tracing Humans Mathematical Concepts Radio Frequency Identification Device Respiratory Tract Infections Social Behavior Social Participation
• Source:
  Epidemiol Infect. 2012; 140(12):2117-2130
• Pubmed ID:
  22687447
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4288744
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  G0600719/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom ; R01 TW008246/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States ; RES-355-25-0019/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom ; 1 R01 TW008246-01/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States ; 1U01CK000179-01/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States ; K22 AI092150/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States ; MR/K010174/1/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom ; U01 CK000179/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  140
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e3eb8b45f77b17d713e8f0185fb0041793e04a8f59fd9386e3582f205b4aebcc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33723/cdc_33723_DS1.pdf
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