Social Contact Patterns in Vietnam and Implications for the Control of Infectious Diseases

Peter Horby; Pham Quang Thai; Niel Hens; Nguyen Thi Thu Yen; Le Quynh Mai; Dang Dinh Thoang; Nguyen Manh Linh; Nguyen Thu Huong; Neal Alexander; W. John Edmunds; Tran Nhu Duong; Annette Fox; Nguyen Tran Hien

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016965

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Social Contact Patterns in Vietnam and Implications for the Control of Infectious Diseases

Peter Horby ,

* E-mail: peter.horby@gmail.com

Affiliations Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hanoi, Vietnam, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Pham Quang Thai,

Affiliation National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Niel Hens,

Affiliations I-Biostat, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium, Centre for Health Economics Research and Modeling Infectious Diseases, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Nguyen Thi Thu Yen,

Affiliation National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Le Quynh Mai,

Affiliation National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Dang Dinh Thoang,

Affiliation Ha Nam Centre for Preventive Medicine, Ha Nam, Vietnam
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Nguyen Manh Linh,

Affiliation National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Nguyen Thu Huong,

Affiliation National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Neal Alexander,

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Epidemiology, London, United Kingdom
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W. John Edmunds,

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Epidemiology, London, United Kingdom
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Tran Nhu Duong,

Affiliation National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Annette Fox,

Affiliations Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hanoi, Vietnam, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Nguyen Tran Hien

Affiliation National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Social Contact Patterns in Vietnam and Implications for the Control of Infectious Diseases

Peter Horby,
Pham Quang Thai,
Niel Hens,
Nguyen Thi Thu Yen,
Le Quynh Mai,
Dang Dinh Thoang,
Nguyen Manh Linh,
Nguyen Thu Huong,
Neal Alexander,
W. John Edmunds

Published: February 14, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016965

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