Two clustering diffusion patterns identified from the 2001-2003 dengue epidemic, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 344-352

  Kan, Chih Chun ^b   Lee, Pei Fen ^a   Wen, Tzai Hung ^a,d   Chao, Day Yu ^a   Wu, Min Huei ^a   Lin, Neal H ^a   Huang, Scott Yan Jang ^a,b   Shang, Chuin Shee ^a   Fan, I Chun ^d   Shu, Pei Yun ^b   Huang, Jyh Hsiung ^c   King, Chwan Chuen ^a   Pai, Lu ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^d CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; CITY; DENGUE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; TAIWAN; VIREMIA;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 51949092002     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.344     Document Type: Article

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