Viral infections in the elderly: The challenges of managing herpes zoster, influenza, and RSV

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 45-54

  Bader, Mazen S ^a   McKinsey, David S ^b,c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Infectious Diseases Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMANTADINE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FAMCICLOVIR; INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR; PREDNISONE; RIBAVIRIN; RIMANTADINE; VALACICLOVIR; ZANAMIVIR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; NEURALGIA; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 31544446838     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: 12182583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2005.11.1687     Document Type: Article

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