Preliminary estimates of mortality and years of life lost associated with the 2009 A/H1N1 pandemic in the US and comparison with past influenza seasons

PLoS Currents

Volumn , Issue MAR, 2010, Pages

  Miller, Mark ^a   Olson, Donald R ^b   Osterholm, Michael ^c   Simonsen, Lone ^d   Viboud, Cecile ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b International Society for Disease Surveillance   (United States)

^c Division of Environmental Health Sciences   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873391932     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21573999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/currents.RRN1153     Document Type: Article

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