Age- and sex-specific mortality associated with the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic in Kentucky

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 207, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 721-729

  Viboud, Cécile ^a   Eisenstein, Jana ^b   Reid, Ann H ^d,e   Janczewski, Thomas A ^d,f   Morens, David M ^c   Taubenberger, Jeffery K ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^e American Society for Microbiology   (United States)

^f Michael Best and Friedrich   (United States)

Author keywords

age patterns; gender; immunity; influenza; military; mortality; pandemic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALL CAUSE MORTALITY; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CIVILIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NAMED GROUPS OF PERSONS; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SOLDIER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; KENTUCKY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873617787     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis745     Document Type: Article

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