Transmission of influenza A in human beings

Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 758-

  Tang, Julian W ^a   Li, Yuguo ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUGHING; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LETTER; OXYGEN MASK; PANDEMIC; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VENTILATOR; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

EID: 36448932815     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(07)70268-2     Document Type: Letter

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