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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 7oPR0x29. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Influenza related mortality rates have been established in many countries ; nevertheless, studies focusing on the Central European population have been rare to date. We assess mortality attributable to influenza by comparing all cause mortality and mortality due to diseases of the circulatory system during influenza epidemic and non-epidemic periods, as defined by acute respiratory infection surveillance data. Data on total mortality, mortality due to diseases of the circulatory system and surveillance data for influenza and other respiratory infections were used in a general linear model with a logarithmic link for dependence of left censored mortality data over time, and week as a categorical factor. Results of the analysis show statistically significant (p
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