Primary varicella in adults: Pneumonia, pregnancy, and hospital admission

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-169

  Baren, J M ^a   Henneman, P L ^a   Lewis, R J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0029820775     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(96)70057-4     Document Type: Article

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