Effects of weather variability on infectious gastroenteritis

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 236-243

  Onozuka, D ^a   Hashizume, M ^b   Hagihara, A ^c  

^a FUKUOKA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Humidity; Infectious gastroenteritis; Seasons; Temperature; Weather

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WEATHER; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; WEATHER;

EID: 74949096222     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809990574     Document Type: Article

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