Predicting Pneumonia and Influenza Mortality from Morbidity Data
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Predicting Pneumonia and Influenza Mortality from Morbidity Data
BACKGROUND Few European countries conduct reactive surveillance of influenza mortality, whereas most monitor morbidity. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We developed a simple model based on Poisson seasonal regression to predict excess cases of pneumonia and influenza mortality during influenza epidemics, based on influenza morbidity data and the dominant types/subtypes of circulating viruses. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000464