Excess mortality impact of two epidemics of pandemic influenza A(H1N1pdm09) virus in Hong Kong

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-7

  Wu, Peng ^a   Goldstein, Edward ^b   Ho, Lai Ming ^a   Wu, Joseph T ^a   Tsang, Thomas ^c   Leung, Gabriel M ^a   Cowling, Benjamin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (China)

Author keywords

Excess mortality; H1N1pdm09; Impact; Influenza; Pandemic

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ARTICLE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A (H3N2); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

EXCESS MORTALITY; H1N1PDM09; IMPACT; INFLUENZA; PANDEMIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890859574     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12196     Document Type: Article

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