Weather impacts on respiratory infections in Athens, Greece

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 358-369

  Nastos, Panagiotis T ^a,b   Matzarakis, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Athens Greece; Biometeorology; Respiratory infections; Thermal indices; Weather

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GREECE; HUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WEATHER;

GREECE; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; WEATHER;

EID: 33745828680     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-006-0031-1     Document Type: Article

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