Transmission of influenza A in human beings

Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 759-760

  Tellier, Raymond ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AEROSOL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LETTER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SNEEZING; SURGICAL MASK; TISSUE CULTURE; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

EID: 36348999168     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(07)70269-4     Document Type: Letter

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