Malaria incidence from 2005-2013 and its associations with meteorological factors in Guangdong, China

Malaria Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Guo, Cui ^a   Yang, Lin ^b   Ou, Chun Quan ^a   Li, Li ^a   Zhuang, Yan ^a   Yang, Jun ^c   Zhou, Ying Xue ^a   Qian, Jun ^a   Chen, Ping Yan ^a   Liu, Qi Yong ^c  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Distributed lag non linear model; Duration of sunshine; Malaria incidence; Precipitation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHILD; CHINA; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARASITE INCIDENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PRECIPITATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUMMER; SUN; SURFACE PROPERTY; WEATHER; WIND; WINTER; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; MIDDLE AGED; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926469957     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0630-6     Document Type: Article

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