Influenza and the rates of hospitalization for respiratory disease among infants and young children

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 342, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 232-239

  Izurieta, Héctor S ^a   Thompson, William W ^a,e   Kramarz, Piotr ^b   Shay, David K ^a   Davis, Robert L ^c   DeStefano, Frank ^b   Black, Steven ^d   Shinefield, Henry ^d   Fukuda, Keiji ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0034719422     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200001273420402     Document Type: Article

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