Impact assessment of non-pharmaceutical interventions against coronavirus disease 2019 and influenza in Hong Kong: an observational study

Benjamin J. Cowling; Sheikh Taslim Ali; Tiffany Ng; Tim K. Tsang; Julian C. M. Li; Min Whui Fong; Qiuyan Liao; Mike Yat Wah Kwan; So Lun Lee; Susan S. Chiu; Joseph T. Wu; Peng Wu; GM Leung

doi:10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30090-6

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MedicineTransmissibility (structural dynamics)Social distanceObservational studyTransmission (telecommunications)Psychological interventionPublic healthPopulationIncidence (geometry)PandemicDemographyEpidemiologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)DiseaseEnvironmental healthInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 5
Issue: 5
Pages: e279-e288
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                                    Benjamin J. Cowling, 
                                
                                    Sheikh Taslim Ali, 
                                
                                    Tiffany Ng
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Impact assessment of non-pharmaceutical interventions against coronavirus disease 2019 and influenza in Hong Kong: an observational study. 
                            The Lancet Public Health
                            , 5
                            (5)
                            , e279-e288.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30090-6
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30090-6