What is the best antiviral agent for influenza infection?

American Family Physician

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1331-1332

  Fagan, Heather Bittner ^a   Moeller, Amy Hollihan ^a  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; OSELTAMIVIR; RIMANTADINE; ZANAMIVIR;

ANXIETY DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIRIUM; DRUG EFFICACY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INSOMNIA; OTITIS MEDIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEIZURE; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ACETAMIDES; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AMANTADINE; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GUANIDINES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; OSELTAMIVIR; PYRANS; RIMANTADINE; SIALIC ACIDS; ZANAMIVIR;

EID: 5344275220     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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