An hypothesis for the periodicity of smallpox epidemics as revealed by time series analysis

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 231-248

  Duncan, S R ^a   Scott, Susan ^b   Duncan, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTORICAL STUDIES; PARISH REGISTER; SEVENTEENTH CENTURY; SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC; TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS;

UK, ENGLAND;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VARIOLA VIRUS;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALLPOX; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIRTH RATE; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PERIODICITY; REGISTRIES; SEASONS; SMALLPOX; STARVATION;

EID: 0027330524     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1993.1016     Document Type: Article

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