Epidemic cycles in agricultural populations: A cross-cultural study

Human Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 345-354

  Madrigal, L ^a   Koertvelyessy, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemic cycles; Historical demography; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COSTA RICA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PERIODICITY; POPULATION GENETICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141652058     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2003.0047     Document Type: Article

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