The impact of weather on influenza and pneumonia mortality in new york city, 1975-2002: A retrospective study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Davis, Robert E ^a   Rossier, Colleen E ^a   Enfield, Kyle B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLD CLIMATE; DEW; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFANT; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION DENSITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NEW YORK CITY; PNEUMONIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

EID: 84859018547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034091     Document Type: Article

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