Assessing effect of climate on the incidence of dengue in Tamil Nadu

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 283-286

  Chandy, S ^a   Ramanathan, K ^b   Manoharan, A ^a   Mathai, D ^c   Baruah, K ^d  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (India)

^b Unit 1 and Infectious Diseases   (India)

^c CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Dengue; rainfall; Tamil Nadu; temperature

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DENGUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRECIPITATION; TEMPERATURE; VECTOR CONTROL;

EID: 84883169432     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.115640     Document Type: Article

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