Association of meteorological factors with childhood viral acute respiratory infections in subtropical China: An analysis over 11 years

Archives of Virology

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 631-639

  Chen, Zhengrong ^a   Zhu, Yan ^b   Wang, Yuqing ^a   Zhou, Weifang ^a   Yan, Yongdong ^a   Zhu, Canhong ^a   Zhang, Xuelan ^a   Sun, Huipeng ^c   Ji, Wei ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Suzhou Planning Bureau   (China)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NASOPHARYNX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; TROPIC CLIMATE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; NASOPHARYNX; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VIRUSES;

EID: 84897062758     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-013-1863-8     Document Type: Article

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