A household survey to assess the burden of influenza in rural Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 488-493

  Clague, Birgit ^a   Chamany, Shadi ^b,d   Burapat, Channawong ^a   Wannachaiwong, Yupapan ^c   Simmerman, J Mark ^a,e   Dowell, Scott F ^a,f   Olsen, Sonja J ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Sa Kaeo Provincial Health Office   (Thailand)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (United States)

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EID: 33845786490     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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