Assessing the burden of influenza and other respiratory infections in England and Wales

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 530-538

  Pitman, R J ^a   Melegaro, A ^a   Gelb, D ^a   Siddiqui, M R ^a   Gay, N J ^a   Edmunds, W J ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burden; Death; Hospitalisation; Influenza; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSTATISTICS; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE REGISTRY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; WALES;

EID: 34248361579     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.09.017     Document Type: Article

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