title: How many working days would be missed due to moderate or severe influenza pandemic in China?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Under the current situation of influenza pandemic outbreak, it is urgent to estimate the potential work days lost in China.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used a Monte-Carlo simulation model based on the analysis framework of the FluWorkLoss 1.0 software to estimate the number of work days lost.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Work days lost caused by caring for family members were more than that caused by one's own illness. The care of a child caused more work days missed than the care of an elderly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  During a mild to moderate pandemic, outpatients and children need more attention. During a severe pandemic, inpatients and working adults will be the focus.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China. pfang@mails.tjmu.edu.cn
authors.lastname: Pengqian Fang
authors.lastname: Xuelei Han
authors.lastname: Jie Chen
authors.lastname: Luzhao Feng
authors.lastname: Susan Tang
authors.lastname: Hongjie Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D058873:Pandemics / Q000191:economics*; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000191:economics*; D055815:Young Adult