Sunspot numbers can detect pandemic influenza A: The use of different sunspot numbers

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1189-1190

  Vaquero, J M ^a   Gallego, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LETTER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR RADIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 33847065824     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.10.021     Document Type: Letter

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