Age as a Determinant for Dissemination of Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza: An Open Cohort Study of Influenza Outbreaks in Östergötland County, Sweden

Toomas Timpka; Olle Eriksson; Armin Spreco; Elin A. Gursky; Magnus Strömgren; Einar Holm; Joakim Ekberg; Örjan Dahlström; Lars Valter; Henrik Eriksson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031746

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Age as a Determinant for Dissemination of Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza: An Open Cohort Study of Influenza Outbreaks in Östergötland County, Sweden

Toomas Timpka ,

* E-mail: toomas.timpka@liu.se

Affiliations Department of Public Health, Östergötland County Council, Linköping, Sweden, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden, Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden
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Olle Eriksson,

Affiliation Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden
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Armin Spreco,

Affiliations Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden, Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden
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Elin A. Gursky,

Affiliation National Strategies Support Directorate, ANSER/Analytic Services Inc, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America
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Magnus Strömgren,

Affiliation Department of Social and Economic Geography, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Einar Holm,

Affiliation Department of Social and Economic Geography, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Joakim Ekberg,

Affiliations Department of Public Health, Östergötland County Council, Linköping, Sweden, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden, Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden
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Örjan Dahlström,

Affiliations Department of Public Health, Östergötland County Council, Linköping, Sweden, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden, Linnaeus Centre HEAD, Swedish Institute for Disability Research, Department of Behavioural Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Lars Valter,

Affiliations Department of Public Health, Östergötland County Council, Linköping, Sweden, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden, Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden
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Henrik Eriksson

Affiliation Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden
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Age as a Determinant for Dissemination of Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza: An Open Cohort Study of Influenza Outbreaks in Östergötland County, Sweden

Toomas Timpka,
Olle Eriksson,
Armin Spreco,
Elin A. Gursky,
Magnus Strömgren,
Einar Holm,
Joakim Ekberg,
Örjan Dahlström,
Lars Valter,
Henrik Eriksson

Published: February 23, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031746

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