Effect of climate factors on the childhood pneumonia in papua new guinea: A time-series analysis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Kim, Jinseob ^a   Kim, Jong Hun ^b   Cheong, Hae Kwan ^b   Kim, Ho ^a   Honda, Yasushi ^c   Ha, Mina ^d   Hashizume, Masahiro ^e   Kolam, Joel ^f   Inape, Kasis ^g  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^d Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f National Department of Health   (Guinea)

^g NationalWeather Service   (Guinea)

Author keywords

Asia Pacific; Climate; El Ni o southern oscillation; Indian Ocean dipole; Meta analysis; Seasonality; Tropical area; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

CHILD HEALTH; CLIMATE EFFECT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HEALTH RISK; INDIAN OCEAN DIPOLE; PNEUMONIA; SEASONALITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; CLIMATE; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 84958761353     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13020213     Document Type: Article

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