Outbreaks of influenza A among elderly hospital inpatients

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 1026, 1996, Pages 272-274

  Everts, Richard J ^a   Hanger, H Carl ^a   Jennings, Lance C ^a   Hawkins, Adrienne ^a   Sainsbury, Richard ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

AGED; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0029899769     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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