The impact of weather on influenza and pneumonia mortality in New York City, 1975-2002: a retrospective study.

The substantial winter influenza peak in temperate climates has lead to the hypothesis that cold and/or dry air is a causal factor in influenza variability. We examined the relationship between cold and/or dry air and daily influenza and pneumonia mortality in the cold season in the New York metropo...

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Main Authors: Robert E Davis, Colleen E Rossier, Kyle B Enfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22470518/?tool=EBI