The influence of weather on community gastroenteritis in Australia

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 927-936

  Hall, G V ^a,b   Hanigan, I C ^a   Dear, K B G ^a   Vally, H ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate (impact of); community epidemics; gastroenteritis

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); MALE; PREDICTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL STATUS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WEATHER;

AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; RAIN; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

EID: 79956040618     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810001901     Document Type: Article

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