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. 2020 Jun 2:taaa086. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa086
COVID-19 versus the 1918 influenza pandemic: different virus, different age mortality patterns
G Dennis Shanks
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G Dennis Shanks, MD, MPH
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Australian Defence Force Malaria and Infectious Diseases Institute, Enoggera, Australia
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University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Australia
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Australian Defence Force Malaria and Infectious Diseases Institute, Enoggera, Australia
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University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Australia
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To whom correspondence should be addressed. Prof G. Dennis Shanks, ADF Malaria and Infectious Diseases Institute, Enoggera, 4051 QLD Australia, Phone: +61 7 3332 4931 fax: +61 7 3332 4800, dennis.shanks@defence.gov.au
Received 2020 May 5; Revised 2020 May 21; Accepted 2020 May 25.
Keywords: influenza, SARS CoV 2, epidemiology, historical, age mortality rates
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