Acute respiratory illness in the community. Frequency of illness and the agents involved

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 145-160

  Monto, A S ^a   Sullivan, K M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOME; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; RHINOVIRUS; SEROLOGY; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFLUENZA; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

EID: 0027183229     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800050779     Document Type: Article

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