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Periods of significant excess deaths in tropical Singapore*.
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posted on 2013-02-21, 03:35 authored by Vernon J. Lee, Jonathan Yap, Jimmy B. S. Ong, Kwai-Peng Chan, Raymond T. P. Lin, Siew Pang Chan, Kee Tai Goh, Yee-Sin Leo, Mark I-Cheng ChenPanel A–Excess deaths compared to overall deaths, 1950 to 2000. Panel B–Excess deaths compared to positive influenza positive, 1972 to 2000. *Significant excess mortality which occurred over 2 contiguous months (August to September 1951, June to July 1989, and December 1992 to January 1993) was summed to allow for comparisons of overall epidemic magnitude.
