Meteorological influence on the 2009 influenza a (H1N1) pandemic in mainland China

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  Zhao, Xuyi ^a   Cai, Jun ^a   Feng, Duole ^a   Bai, Yuqi ^a   Xu, Bing ^a,b,c  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Fr chet distance; Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic; Meteorological factors; Time lag

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; VIRUSES;

CHINA; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA TRANSMISSIONS; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; METEOROLOGICAL INFLUENCE; METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES; SPATIOTEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS; TIME LAG;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

CORRELATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMIDITY; INFLUENZA; METEOROLOGY; POPULATION OUTBREAK; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; TIMESCALE; VIRUS;

CHINA; FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO CITY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84971511329     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-016-5275-4     Document Type: Article

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