Forecasting dengue incidence in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A time series analysis

Dengue Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue , 2008, Pages 29-37

  Choudhury, M A H Zamil ^a,b   Banu, Shahera ^b   Islam, M Amirul ^b,c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dengue; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Disease prediction; SARIMA; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; DENGUE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREDICTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY;

EID: 70350062084     PISSN: 1020895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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