Effects of extreme precipitation to the distribution of infectious diseases in Taiwan, 1994-2008

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Chen, Mu Jean ^a   Lin, Chuan Yao ^b   Wu, Yi Ting ^c   Wu, Pei Chih ^d   Lung, Shih Chun ^b   Su, Huey Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^c Foundation of Taiwan Industry Service   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DENGUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS; PRECIPITATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHIGELLOSIS; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ALGORITHMS; CLIMATE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DENGUE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENCEPHALITIS, JAPANESE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RAIN; REGISTRIES; RISK; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862678657     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034651     Document Type: Article

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