A study of excess mortality during influenza epidemics in the Czech Republic, 1982-2000

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 365-371

  Kyncl, J ^a   Prochazka, B ^a   Goddard, N L ^b   Havlickova, M ^c   Castkova, J ^c   Otavova, M ^c   Kriz, B ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Epidemic; Influenza; Mortality

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY PREVENTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 18844386030     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-1067-y     Document Type: Article

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