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. 2013 Sep 11;8(9):e73970. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073970

Figure 2. Number of contacts per 1-hour periods.

Figure 2

Top row: global number of contacts. Middle and bottom rows: number of contacts involving patients, healthcare workers and medical doctors. The left plots give the number of contacts as a function of the time since the start of the week (Monday, 0∶00 AM). The right plots display the number of contacts of several types in each day, as a function of the hour of the day, to show the similarity of the curves in different days. Abbreviations: NUR, paramedical staff (nurses and nurses’ aides); PAT, Patient; MED, Medical doctor; ADM, administrative staff.