Sales of over-the-counter remedies as an early warning system for winter bed crises

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 858-863

  Davies, G R ^a   Finch, R G ^b   Thorton, Sue ^c   Leah, Shaun ^c   Gilby, John ^c   Johnston, Ian ^c   Rowe, Belinda ^c   French, Shelagh ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Acute admissions; Health service; Influenza; Pharmacy

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG MARKETING; EMERGENCY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHARMACY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WINTER;

EID: 0141739336     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00693.x     Document Type: Article

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