Influenza: How to prevent and control nursing home outbreaks

Geriatrics

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 28-34

  Gomolin, Irving H ^a   Kathpalia, Rakesh K ^a  

^a Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; OSELTAMIVIR; RIMANTADINE; ZANAMIVIR;

CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PNEUMONIA; PROPHYLAXIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SEASON; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NURSING HOMES; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036138143     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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