Effect modification of environmental factors on influenza-associated mortality: a time-series study in two Chinese cities

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Yang, Lin ^a   Chen, Ping Y ^b   He, Jian F ^c   Chan, King P ^a   Ou, Chun Q ^b   Deng, Ai P ^c   Malik Peiris, JS ^a,d   Wong, Chit M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^d HKU PASTEUR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFLUENZA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CITY; CLIMATE; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CITIES; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83355172214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-342     Document Type: Article

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