Influenza in the order adult: Indications for the use of vaccine and antiviral therapy

Geriatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-51

  Sandhu, S K ^a   Mossad, S B ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMANTADINE; ANTIBODY; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HEMAGGLUTININ; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR; PARACETAMOL; QUINIDINE; QUININE; RIMANTADINE; RNA; SIALIDASE; SIALIDASE INHIBITOR; THIOMERSAL; ZANAMIVIR;

ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGENICITY; BRONCHOSPASM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLUENZA; NEUROTOXICITY; REVIEW; SEIZURE; VACCINATION; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0035221582     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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