A 20-year ecological study of the temporal association between influenza and meningococcal disease

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-187

  Jensen, Elise Snitker ^a,d   Lundbye Christensen, Søren ^b   Samuelsson, Susanne ^c   Sørensen, Henrik Toft ^a   Schønheyder, Henrik Carl ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^d Aalborg Hospital ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age factors; Ecological study; Influenza; Meningococcal disease; Poisson regression; Temporal association

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REGISTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENMARK; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PERIODICITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 1642358931     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000017659.80903.5f     Document Type: Article

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