Improved discrimination of influenza forecast accuracy using consecutive predictions

PLoS Currents

Volumn 7, Issue OUTBREAKS, 2015, Pages

  Shaman, Jeffrey ^a   Kandula, Sasikiran ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORECASTING; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84958580699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21573999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.8a6a3df285af7ca973fab4b22e10911e     Document Type: Article

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