Features of patients with influenza virus infection examined in the Emergency Department of a University Hospital in North-western Japan

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 331-336

  Mashiba, S ^a   Takahashi, T ^a   Hayashi, N ^a   Morita, H ^a   Gotoh, T ^a   Nakata, M ^a   Watoh, Y ^a   Kanda, T ^a   Takino, M ^a  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complications; Emergency Department; Epidemic management; Healthcare costs; Influenza vaccine; Influenza virus infection; North western Japan; University Hospital

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENTEROCOLITIS; EPIDEMIC; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WINTER; WORKLOAD;

EID: 2442686843     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000403200314     Document Type: Article

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