The effects of population density and malnutrition on the dynamics of whooping cough

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 325-334

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Engineering Science ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY; OSCILLATION; PERTUSSIS; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDICTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRITION DISORDERS; POPULATION DENSITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONS; WEATHER; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 0031727419     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268898001186     Document Type: Article

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