Bacillary dysentery and meteorological factors in northeastern China: A historical review based on classification and regression trees

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 356-360

  Guan, Peng ^a   Huang, Desheng ^a   Guo, Junqiao ^b   Wang, Ping ^c   Zhou, Baosen ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^c Shenyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHINA; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVAPORATION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; METEOROLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLOSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; WIND; ARTICLE; CITY; DECISION TREE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PRECIPITATION; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHINA; CITIES; DECISION TREES; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; PRECIPITATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; WIND;

EID: 54449089925     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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