Incidence of influenza and associated illness in children aged 0-19 years: A systematic review

Reviews in Medical Virology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 383-391

  Bueving, Herman J ^a   Van Der Wouden, Johannes C ^a   Berger, Marjolein Y ^a   Thomas, Siep ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PLACEBO;

CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDLINE; OTITIS MEDIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SEASONS;

EID: 27744565640     PISSN: 10529276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rmv.477     Document Type: Review

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