Influenza related hospitalisations in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-25

  Beard, F ^a,b   McIntyre, P ^c   Gidding, H ^c   Watson, M ^d  

^a Department of Health   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NEW SOUTH WALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 30344477657     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.060707     Document Type: Article

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