Trend and seasonality of tuberculosis in Spain, 1996-2004

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 221-224

  Luquero, F J ^a   Sanchez Padilla, Elisabeth ^b   Simon Soria, F ^c   Eiros, J M ^a   Golub, J E ^d  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Seasonal variations; Spain; Trend; Tuberculosis epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SPAIN; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 38949205565     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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