Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Potential impact of temperature and atmospheric pressure on the number of cases of COVID-19 in Mozambique, Southern Africa

Edgar Manuel Cambaza
  • Edgar Manuel Cambaza
  • Department of Health Sciences, Tertiary Institute for Science and Distance Education (ISCED), Rua Dr. Lacerda de Almeida, n° 211, Cidade da Beira, Mozambique.
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Gabriel Chico Viegas
  • Gabriel Chico Viegas
  • Department of Agriculture and Engineering, Tertiary Institute for Science and Distance Education (ISCED), Rua Dr. Lacerda de Almeida, n° 211, Cidade da Beira, Mozambique.
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Cesário Manuel Cambaza
  • Cesário Manuel Cambaza
  • Division of Agriculture, Gaza Polytechnic Tertiary Institute (ISPG), Campus Politécnico - Posto Administrativo de Lionde, Cidade de Chókwè, Mozambique.
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  •  Received: 05 August 2020
  •  Accepted: 14 September 2020
  •  Published: 30 September 2020

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