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What Happens in Vegas, Doesn’t Stay in Vegas: Traveling Waves of Influenza in the US Elderly Population, 1991-2004
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Influenza is a significant public health problems in the US leading to over one million hospitalizations in the elderly population (age 65 and over) annually. While influenza preparedness is an important public health issue, previous… read more… for susceptible populations. REFERENCES 1Thompson WW, Shay DK, Weintraub E, Brammer L, Bridges CB, Cox NJ, Fukada K. Influenza-associated hospitalizations in … -
Accounting for Acceleration of Disease Rates with Age in Biosurveillance Systems: The SIMPLE Method
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Accurate and precise estimation of disease rates for a given population during a specified time frame is a major concern for public health practitioners and researchers in biosurveillance. Many diseases follow distinct patterns;… read more… in National BioSurveillance Systems. Lec Notes Comp Sci 2007; 4506: 47-58. 3. Horiuchi S, Wilmoth JR. Age …