Mortality associated with an influenza outbreak on a dementia care unit

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 140-145

  Brandeis, Gary H ^a,e   Berlowitz, Dan R ^b   Coughlin, Nancy ^c,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Geriatrics Section   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Influenza; Retrospective study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; AUTOPSY; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMENTIA; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROLOGY; WINTER;

EID: 0032435033     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-199809000-00004     Document Type: Article

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