Effects of atmospheric temperature and humidity on outbreak of diseases

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 501-508

  Choi, Sung Hyuk ^a,b   Lee, Sung Woo ^a   Hong, Yun Sik ^a   Kim, Su Jin ^a   Kim, Nak Hoon ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Disease; Emergency; Humidity; Temperature; Weather

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; KOREA; TEMPERATURE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 36248953092     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2007.01000.x     Document Type: Article

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