Mystery of seasonality: Getting the rhythm of nature

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 2-12

  Naumova, Elena N ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Food borne infection; Respiratory infection; Seasonality; Water borne infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH SCIENCE; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; NATURAL SCIENCE; PHILOSOPHY; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHYTHM; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; VARIANCE; WEATHER; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744456778     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200061     Document Type: Article

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