Extreme precipitation and emergency room visits for influenza in Massachusetts: a case-crossover analysis

• Päätekijät: Genee S. Smith (Tekijä), Kyle P. Messier (Tekijä), James L. Crooks (Tekijä), Timothy J. Wade (Tekijä), Cynthia J. Lin (Tekijä), Elizabeth D. Hilborn (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: BMC, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Influenza peaks during the wintertime in temperate regions and during the annual rainy season in tropical regions - however reasons for the observed differences in disease ecology are poorly understood. We hypothesize that episodes of extreme precipitation also result in increase...