Effect of weather variability on the incidence of mumps in children: A time-series analysis

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1692-1700

  Onozuka, D ^a   Hashizume, M ^b  

^a FUKUOKA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; humidity; mumps; temperature; weather

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; JAPAN; MUMPS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLIMATE CHANGE; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; JAPAN; MUMPS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WEATHER;

EID: 80053576304     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810002967     Document Type: Article

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