Validation of the gravity model in predicting the global spread of influenza

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3134-3143

  Li, Xinhai ^a   Tian, Huidong ^a   Lai, Dejian ^b,c   Zhang, Zhibin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Generalized linear model; Gravity model; Infectious disease; Influenza A (H1N1); Viral spread

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAVITY MODEL; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PANDEMIC; POPULATION SIZE; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 80052183003     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8083134     Document Type: Article

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