The age distribution of mortality due to influenza: pandemic and peri-pandemic

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pandemic influenza is said to 'shift mortality' to younger age groups; but also to spare a subpopulation of the elderly population. Does one of these effects dominate? Might this have important ramifications?</p> <...

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Main Authors: Reichert Tom, Chowell Gerardo, McCullers Jonathan A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/10/162