Modelling estimates of age-specific influenza-related hospitalisation and mortality in the United Kingdom

Modelling estimates of age-specific influenza-related hospitalisation and mortality in the United Kingdom

Abstract Background Influenza is rarely confirmed with laboratory testing and accurate assessment of the overall burden of influenza is difficult. We used statistical modelling methods to generate updated, granular estimates of the number/rate of influenza-attributable hospitalisations and deaths in...

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Main Authors: Gonçalo Matias, Robert J. Taylor, François Haguinet, Cynthia Schuck-Paim, Roger L. Lustig, Douglas M. Fleming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Influenza
Theoretical model
Regression analysis
Mortality
Hospitalisation
Elderly
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3128-4

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