Impact of meteorological factors on the incidence of influenza in Beijing: A 35-year retrospective study based on Yunqi theory

• Published in: Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 264 - 270
• Main Authors: Wang, Hong, Zhang, Xuan, Gao, Zhili, Han, Ling, Liu, Zhongdi, Yan, Long, Li, Mingyue, He, Juan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2018; Elsevier
• Subjects: Back-propagation artificial neural network; China; Incidence of influenza; influenza; Meteorological factors; neural networks; Oriental traditional medicine; public health; relative humidity; retrospective studies; temperature; vapor pressure; wind speed; Yunqi theory; China; Yunqi theory; Meteorological factors; Incidence of influenza; Back-propagation artificial neural network

To analyze the impact of meteorological factors on the incidence of influenza based on the Yunqi theory in Beijing area, and to establish an effective forecast model. Monthly data on the incidence of influenza from 1970 to 2004 and daily data on the meteorological factors (including daily averages o...