The 1918 influenza pandemic in New York City: Age-specific timing, mortality, and transmission dynamics

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 177-188

  Yang, Wan ^a   Petkova, Elisaveta ^a   Shaman, Jeffrey ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Age specific mortality; Cross immunity; Effective reproductive number; Influenza pandemic; Transmission dynamics

Indexed keywords

AGE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY; CROSS-IMMUNITY; EFFECTIVE REPRODUCTIVE NUMBER; INFLUENZA PANDEMIC; TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PANDEMICS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894456849     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12217     Document Type: Article

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