Ecological study on mortality from influenza and pneumonia before and after influenza vaccination in the Northeast and South of Brazil

• Main Authors: Janessa de Fátima Morgado de Oliveira (Author), Antonio Fernando Boing (Author), Eliseu Alves Waldman (Author), José Leopoldo Ferreira Antunes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The study compared mortality from influenza and pneumonia in elderly people (65 years or older) before and since implementation of influenza vaccination in the South and Northeast regions of Brazil. Official population and mortality data were retrieved from government agencies to estimate weekly mor...