| Title |
The age distribution of mortality due to influenza: pandemic and peri-pandemic
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medicine, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1741-7015-10-162 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tom Reichert, Gerardo Chowell, Jonathan A McCullers |
| Abstract |
Pandemic influenza is said to 'shift mortality' to younger age groups; but also to spare a subpopulation of the elderly population. Does one of these effects dominate? Might this have important ramifications? |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 10 | 15% |
| United States | 7 | 10% |
| Germany | 6 | 9% |
| Canada | 4 | 6% |
| Australia | 4 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| Sweden | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 30 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 53 | 79% |
| Scientists | 7 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 6% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 78 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 18% |
| Researcher | 14 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 15% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 11 | 14% |
| Unknown | 12 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 24% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 15% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 10 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 14 | 18% |
| Unknown | 15 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
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