A retrospective assessment of mortality from the London smog episode of 1952: the role of influenza and pollution.
Bell M, Davis D, Fletcher T. A retrospective assessment of mortality from the London smog episode of 1952: the role of influenza and pollution. Environmental Health Perspectives 2003, 112: 6-8. PMID: 14698923, PMCID: PMC1241789, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.6539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of influenzaCase fatality rateGeneral medical practiceSevere influenza epidemicsInfluenza deathsInfluenza epidemicsExcess deathsHigh mortalityNormal levelsMortalityRetrospective assessmentInfluenzaMonthsDeathMedical practiceEpisodesAir pollutionHigh air pollutionAir pollution levelsEpidemicLondon SmogMorbidityIncidence