A national survey of severe influenza-associated complications among children and adults, 2003-2004

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1693-1696

  Podewils, Laura Jean ^a   Liedtke, Laura A ^b   McDonald, L Clifford ^a   Hageman, Jeffrey C ^a   Straustaaugh, Larry J ^b   Fischer, Thea K ^a   Jernigan, Daniel B ^a   Uyeki, Timothy M ^a   Kuehnert, Matthew J ^a,c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MS A 30 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERINFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19344377654     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/430424     Document Type: Review

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