Influenza pandemics, solar activity cycles, and vitamin D

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 831-834

  Hayes, Daniel P ^a  

^a BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; COSMIC RADIATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A (H2N2); INFLUENZA A (H3N2); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H2N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; OZONE DEPLETION; PANDEMIC; PERIODICITY; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR ENERGY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; OZONE; SOLAR ACTIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 77950952334     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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