Pooling European all-cause mortality: Methodology and findings for the seasons 2008/2009 to 2010/2011

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1996-2010

  Nielsen, J ^a   Mazick, A ^a   Andrews, N ^b   Detsis, M ^c   Fenech, T M ^d   Flores, V M ^e   Foulliet, A ^f   Gergonne, B ^g   Green, H K ^b   Junker, C ^h   Nunes, B ⁱ   O'Donnell, J ^j   Oza, A ^j   Paldy, A ^k   Pebody, R ^b   Reynolds, A ^l   Sideroglou, T ^c   Snijders, B E ^m   Simon Soria, F ^e   Uphoff, H ⁿ   Van Asten, L ^m   Virtanen, M J ^o   Wuillaume, F ^p   Molbak, K ^a   more..

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention   (Greece)

^d Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Unit   (Malta)

^e CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^f INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^g NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^h Federal Statistical Office   (Switzerland)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^j HEALTH PROTECTION SURVEILLANCE CENTRE   (Ireland)

^k NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Hungary)

^l National Health Service   (United Kingdom)

^m NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

ⁿ Hesse State Health Office   (Germany)

^o NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^p SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Influenza; methodology; mortality; pooling; surveillance

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ELDERLY CARE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881453225     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812002580     Document Type: Article

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