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Estimates a baseline free of influenza epidemic effects

Description

This package contains a set of functions to estimate the mortality (or other indicator) baseline free of influenza epidemics for one or more than one time series (age groups, gender, regions, etc) using one of four methods made available, implemented respectively in baseRM, baseSA,baseIt_RM and baseIt_SA.

Details

Package: flubase
Type: Package
Version: 1.0
Date: 2009-02-23
License: GPL >=2

Author(s)

Nunes B, Natario I and Carvalho L.

Nunes B baltazar.nunes@insa.min-saude.pt

References

Nunes B, Natario I, Carvalho L. Time series methods for obtaining excess mortality. Submitted to Statistical Methods in Medical Research (2009).

Serfling RE Methods for Current Statistical Analysis of Excess Mortality Pneumonia-Influenza Deaths Public Heath Reports 1963; 78 6:494 506.

K. Choi and S.B. Thacker An evaluation of influenza mortality surveillance 1962-1979. American Journal of Epidemiology 1981; 113 3: 215 216.

Lui K-J and Kendal A.P. Impact of influenza epidemics on mortality in the united states from October 1972 to May 1985. American Journal of Public Health 1987; 77(6):712 716.

L. Simonsen, M.J. Clarke, D. Williamson, D.F. Stroup, N.H. Arden and L.B. Schonberger The impact of influenza vaccination on seasonal mortality in the US elderly population. American Journal of Public Health 1997; 87(12):1994 1950.

See Also

flubase, baseRM, baseSA, baseIt_RM, baseIt_SA


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