Prevention and treatment of influenza

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 883-886

  Henley, Eric ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; INACTIVATED VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR; RIMANTADINE; ZANAMIVIR;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; OTITIS MEDIA; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0242407334     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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