The influence of weather on mortality in rural Tanzania: A time-series analysis 1999-2010

Global Health Action

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL., 2012, Pages 33-43

  Mrema, Sigilbert ^a   Shamte, Amri ^a   Selemani, Majige ^a   Masanja, Honorati ^a  

^a IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

All cause mortality; Climate change; Monthly temperature and monthly average temperature climate; Monthly weather; Time series

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; SEASON; STATISTICS; TANZANIA; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RAIN; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; TANZANIA; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877107196     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v5i0.19068     Document Type: Article

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