Pandemic avian influenza

Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 666-667

  Mermel, Leonard A ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE; SIALIDASE INHIBITOR;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AVIAN INFLUENZA; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFLUENZA VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 27144559446     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(05)70246-2     Document Type: Letter

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