Estimated paediatric mortality associated with influenza virus infections, United States, 2003-2010

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 640-647

  Wong, K K ^a   Cheng, P ^a   Foppa, I ^a   Jain, S ^a   Fry, A M ^a   Finelli, L ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza; paediatrics; pandemic

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921434919     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268814001198     Document Type: Article

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