An evaluation of influenza mortality surveillance, 1962-1979: I. Time series forecasts of expected pneumonia and influenza deaths

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1981, Pages 215-226

  Choi, Keewhan ^a   Thacker, Stephen B ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza; Mortality; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA; MIDDLE AGE; PNEUMONIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0019470002     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113090     Document Type: Article

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