Influenza associated excess mortality in Germany, 1985 – 2001
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Influenza-associated excess mortality is widely used to assess the severity of influenza epidemics. In Germany, however, it is not yet established as a routine component of influenza surveillance. We therefore applied a simple method based on the annual distribut...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-06-01
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Series: | Emerging Themes in Epidemiology |
Online Access: | http://www.ete-online.com/content/2/1/6 |