Excess mortality associated with the 2009 pandemic of influenza A(H1N1) in Hong Kong

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1542-1550

  Yang, L ^a   Chan, K P ^a   Cowling, B J ^a   Chiu, S S ^a   Chan, K H ^a   Peiris, J S M ^a,b   Wong, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HKU PASTEUR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; influenza; statistics

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PANDEMICS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864469778     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811002238     Document Type: Article

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