Statistical estimates of respiratory admissions attributable to seasonal and pandemic influenza for Canada

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 799-808

  Schanzer, Dena L ^a   Mcgeer, Allison ^b,c   Morris, Kathleen ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case ascertainment; Data analysis; Empirical research; Hospital admissions; Influenza; Seasonal and pandemic; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; CANADA; CHILD; DATA BASE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

CASE ASCERTAINMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS; INFLUENZA; SEASONAL AND PANDEMIC; STATISTICAL MODELS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; PATIENT ADMISSION; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882722744     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12011     Document Type: Article

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