Social contact patterns and implications for infectious disease transmission: a systematic review and meta-analysis of contact surveys

Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Indiana University School of Public Health, United States
VITROME, Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Senegal
University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, United States
Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Instituto de Investigación Nutricional, Peru
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Thailand
Bocconi University, Italy
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Health Directorate, Luxembourg
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia
Mahidol University, Thailand
National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, United States
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, India
United States Department of Veterans Affairs, United States
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Fudan University, China

Nov 25, 2021

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