A seasonal influenza theory and mathematical model incorporating meteorological and socio-behavioral factors

Journal of Tropical Meteorology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Zhou, Steven Zhixiang ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Influenza; Influenza modeling; Influenza seasonality; Precipitation; Solar radiation; Temperature; Vitamin D; Weather

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955552052     PISSN: 10068775     EISSN: 10044965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-8775.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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