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IJE Advance Access originally published online on December 2, 2005
International Journal of Epidemiology 2006 35(2):435-437; doi:10.1093/ije/dyi279
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Commentary: Patterns in mortality governed by the seasons

Sophie E Moore

MRC International Nutrition Group, Nutrition and Public Health Interventions Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK. E-mail: Sophie.Moore@lshtm.ac.uk

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It has long been recognized that seasonal patterns exist in mortality rates with, for example, northern hemisphere countries observing a marked excess of deaths during the colder winter months.1,2 Many causes for this winter excess have been suggested, including temperature and weather fluctuations,3 variable light–dark cycles,4 and changing patterns in the frequency of seasonally-variable infectious agents.3,5 Mapping such patterns in cause-specific mortality has clear implications for many aspects of health care as these could potentially be used to guide targeted health-related interventions, such as the provision of the normal seasonal influenza vaccine during the winter months.6 However, while much is recorded for economically developed countries, the lack of . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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