Age-Specific Mortality During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Unravelling the Mystery of High Young Adult Mortality

The worldwide spread of a novel influenza A (H1N1) virus in 2009 showed that influenza remains a significant health threat, even for individuals in the prime of life. This paper focuses on the unusually high young adult mortality observed during the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918. Using historical rec...

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Autores principales: Gagnon, Alain, Miller, Matthew S., Hallman, Stacey A., Bourbeau, Robert, Herring, D. Ann, Earn, David JD., Madrenas, Joaquín
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3734171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23940526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069586

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3734171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23940526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069586

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