Pathology of human H5N1 infection: new findings

Lancet

Volumn 370, Issue 9593, 2007, Pages 1106-1108

  Ng, Wai Fu ^a,b   To, Ka Fai ^c  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b YAN CHAI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN DAMAGE; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; NEUROTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 34648823562     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61490-1     Document Type: Note

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