Commentary: Patterns in mortality governed by the seasons

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 435-437

  Moore, Sophie E ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALARIA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENINGITIS; MORTALITY; NOTE; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

ADULT; AFRICA, WESTERN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MORTALITY; SEASONS;

EID: 33645827538     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi279     Document Type: Note

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