Spatial-temporal transmission of influenza and its health risks in an urbanized area

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 204-215

  Mao, Liang ^a   Bian, Ling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual based modeling; Influenza transmission; Spatial temporal dynamics; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

CITY SCALE; CONTACT NETWORKS; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; CONTROL TARGET; EPIDEMIC CURVE; INDIVIDUAL-BASED; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODELING; INTENSITY MAPS; INTERNATIONAL SCALE; NEW YORK; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; SPATIAL TEMPORALS; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT MODELS; TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS; TRAVEL BEHAVIORS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; URBANIZED AREA;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; LAND USE; URBAN PLANNING;

HEALTH RISKS;

DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH RISK; HETEROGENEITY; INFLUENZA; RISK FACTOR; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN AREA;

BUFFALO; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952011438     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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