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Table 3 Correlations between exponential growth rate (calculated at weeks one through six) with observed RSV epidemic size, start date, days to peak, and duration.

From: Modeling the variations in pediatric respiratory syncytial virus seasonal epidemics

Epidemic Weeks used for Exponential Growth Rate

Epidemic Size

Observed Start (t0)

Days Until Peak

Duration

1

0.30

-0.52

0.17

0.09

2

0.58

-0.63

-0.33

-0.30

3

0.62

-0.51

-0.36

-0.47

4

0.69

-0.43

-0.44

-0.58

5

0.78

-0.40

-0.56

-0.64

6

0.81

-0,40

-0.59

-0.62