Improving care for acute respiratory infections: Better systems, not better microbiology

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1189-1191

  Linder, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AMBULATORY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; VIRUS STRAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORDS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348860731     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/522191     Document Type: Note

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