Influenza in children: The German perspective

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Forster, Johannes ^a  

^a St Josef's Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; German; Influenza virus; Paediatric Respiratory Infection in Germany

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0142089126     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000092190.43140.f7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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