Time series modelling of syphilis incidence in China from 2005 to 2012

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Zhang, Xingyu ^a,b   Zhang, Tao ^a   Pei, Jiao ^c   Liu, Yuanyuan ^a   Li, Xiaosong ^a   Medrano Gracia, Pau ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c SICHUAN CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; PRIMARY SYPHILIS; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS; TERTIARY SYPHILIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; WINTER; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CHINA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SYPHILIS;

EID: 84960540518     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149401     Document Type: Article

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