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

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Gonçalo Matias (Author), Robert J. Taylor (Author), François Haguinet (Author), Cynthia Schuck-Paim (Author), Roger L. Lustig (Author), Douglas M. Fleming (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: BMC, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
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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...