Climate, weather and flu diagnoses incidence in the region of Santander (Northern Spain) during the 1999-2000 epidemic diffusion period

Aerobiologia

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 223-228

  De Arróyabe Hernáez, Pablo Fdez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dibreakib method; Epidemic week; Santander; Scenario

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; WEATHER;

EID: 19944431508     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10453-004-1186-z     Document Type: Article

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