The Association between Enterovirus 71 Infections and Meteorological Parameters in Taiwan

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Chang, Hsiao Ling ^a,b   Chio, Chia Pin ^c   Su, Huey Jen ^d   Liao, Chung Min ^c   Lin, Chuan Yao ^e   Shau, Wen Yi ^f   Chi, Yun Chan ^g   Cheng, Ya Ting ^d   Chou, Yuan Lin ^d   Li, Chung Yi ^d   Chen, Kwo Liang ^h   Chen, Kow Tong ^d  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^f Center for Drug Evaluation   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMATE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROVIRUS 71; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TAIWAN; TREND STUDY; WEATHER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROVIRUS A, HUMAN; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WEATHER;

HUMAN ENTEROVIRUS 71;

EID: 84867175366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046845     Document Type: Article

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