Effectiveness of oseltamivir in preventing influenza in household contacts: A randomized controlled trial

JAMA

Volumn 285, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 748-754

  Welliver, Robert ^a   Monto, Arnold S ^b   Carewicz, Otmar ^g   Schatteman, Edwig ^g   Hassman, Michael ^c   Hedrick, James ^d   Jackson, Helen C ^e   Huson, Les ^e   Ward, Penelope ^e   Oxford, John S ^f  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Comprehensive Clinical Research ^*  (United States)

^d Kentucky Pediatric Research Institute   (United States)

^e ROCHE PRODUCTS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^f QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; NOSE SMEAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0035857389     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.285.6.748     Document Type: Article

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