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Clustering of U.S. Cities Based on Mortality from Influenza and Pneumonia
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Influenza is a major cause of mortality. In developed countries, mortality is at its highest during winter months, not only as a result of deaths from influenza and pneumonia but also as a result of deaths attributed to other diseases (e.g.… read more… Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr. 2. Bengtsson T, Cavanaugh JE. State-space … 2011, 4: 11077 - DOI: 10.3402/ehtj.v4i0.11077 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr 1-25 ehtj11702 ehtj_toc ehtj11186 ehtj11114 … -
Analysis of Zero-Inflated and Overdispersed Time Series: An Application to Syphilis Surveillance in the United States
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Time series data involving counts are frequently encountered in many biomedical and public health applications. For example, in disease surveillance, the occurrence of rare infections over time is often monitored by public health officials, and the… read more… data in the United States from 1995 to 2009 (http:// www.cdc.gov/mmwr/). During the study period, a high propor- …