The seasonality of human mortality: The role of influenza

International Congress Series

Volumn 1219, Issue C, 2001, Pages 95-101

  Reichert, T A ^a   Sharma, A ^a  

^a BD Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Koch's postulates; Moving CV; Schoolchildren vaccination; Seasonality of mortality; z scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961695124     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(01)00380-6     Document Type: Article

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