Role of temperature, influenza and other local characteristics in seasonality of mortality: a population-based time-series study in Japan

Objectives To investigate the extent to which temperature and influenza explained seasonality of mortality in Japan and to examine the association of the seasonality with prefecture-specific characteristics.Design We conducted time-series analysis to estimate the seasonal amplitude before and after...

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Main Authors: Ben Armstrong, Masahiro Hashizume, Yasushi Honda, Chris Fook Sheng Ng, Lay-Myint Yoshida, Lina Madaniyazi, Xerxes Seposo, Michiko Toizumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/7/e044876.full