Influenza, influenza vaccine, and amantadine/rimantadine

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-124

  Zimmerman, Richard Kent ^a,b   Ruben, Frederick L ^a,b   Ahwesh, Ellen R ^a,b  

^a Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amantadine; Continuing; Education; Influenza; Influenza virus; Medical; Rimantadine

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; RIMANTADINE;

AGING; AIRBORNE INFECTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROWDING; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

AMANTADINE; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; RIMANTADINE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030793854     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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