The impact of influenza epidemics on mortality: Introducing a severity index

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1944-1950

  Simonsen, Lone ^d   Clarke, Matthew J ^a,c   Williamson, G David ^b   Stroup, Donna F ^b   Arden, Nancy H ^a   Schonberger, Lawrence B ^a  

^a Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases

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

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

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031457476     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.12.1944     Document Type: Article

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