The global implications of influenza in hong kong

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 347, Issue 26, 2002, Pages 2159-2162

  Griffin, Marie R ^a   Neuzil, Kathleen M ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PNEUMONIA; SEASONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037180754     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe020151     Document Type: Editorial

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