Forecasting malaria cases using climatic factors in Delhi, India: A time series analysis

Malaria Research and Treatment

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kumar, Varun ^a   Mangal, Abha ^a   Panesar, Sanjeet ^a   Yadav, Geeta ^a   Talwar, Richa ^a   Raut, Deepak ^a   Singh, Saudan ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

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RAIN;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; REGISTER; SEASONAL ADJUSTED FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 85043543044     PISSN: 20908075     EISSN: 20444362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/482851     Document Type: Article

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