Validation of statistical models for estimating hospitalization associated with influenza and other respiratory viruses.

BACKGROUND: Reliable estimates of disease burden associated with respiratory viruses are keys to deployment of preventive strategies such as vaccination and resource allocation. Such estimates are particularly needed in tropical and subtropical regions where some methods commonly used in temperate r...

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Main Authors: Lin Yang, Susan S Chiu, King-Pan Chan, Kwok-Hung Chan, Wilfred Hing-Sang Wong, J S Malik Peiris, Chit-Ming Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3055891?pdf=render

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