The Impacts of Climatic Factors and Vegetation on Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Transmission in China: A Study of 109 Counties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Collection
2.2. Statistical Analysis
2.2.1. First Stage Analysis
2.2.2. Second Stage Analysis
2.2.3. Sensitivity Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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He, J.; Wang, Y.; Mu, D.; Xu, Z.; Qian, Q.; Chen, G.; Wen, L.; Yin, W.; Li, S.; Zhang, W.; et al. The Impacts of Climatic Factors and Vegetation on Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Transmission in China: A Study of 109 Counties. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3434. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183434
He J, Wang Y, Mu D, Xu Z, Qian Q, Chen G, Wen L, Yin W, Li S, Zhang W, et al. The Impacts of Climatic Factors and Vegetation on Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Transmission in China: A Study of 109 Counties. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(18):3434. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183434
Chicago/Turabian StyleHe, Junyu, Yong Wang, Di Mu, Zhiwei Xu, Quan Qian, Gongbo Chen, Liang Wen, Wenwu Yin, Shanshan Li, Wenyi Zhang, and et al. 2019. "The Impacts of Climatic Factors and Vegetation on Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Transmission in China: A Study of 109 Counties" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 18: 3434. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183434