Attributable deaths due to influenza: A comparative study of seasonal and pandemic influenza

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 567-575

  Redlberger Fritz, Monika ^a   Aberle, Judith Helene ^a   Popow Kraupp, Therese ^a   Kundi, Michael ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Influenza attributable deaths; Influenza in Austria; Influenza mortality; Pandemic influenza A(H1N1)2009

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RISK; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866017554     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9701-y     Document Type: Article

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