Development of a predictive model for Ross River virus disease in Brisbane, Australia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-137

  Hu, Wenbiao ^a   Nicholls, Neville ^b   Lindsay, Mike ^c   Dale, Pat ^d   McMichael, Anthony J ^e   Mackenzie, John S ^f   Tong, Shilu ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c Department of Health ^*  (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Australian National University College of Health and Medicine   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; ROSS RIVER ALPHA VIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ALPHAVIRUS; RNA VIRUSES; ROSS RIVER VIRUS;

EID: 4243084366     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.129     Document Type: Article

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