The burden of influenza in East and South-East Asia: A review of the English language literature

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 81-92

  Simmerman, James M ^a   Uyeki, Timothy M ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease burden; East Asia; Influenza; South East Asia

Indexed keywords

ASIA; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CELL CULTURE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT; PANDEMIC; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ASIA; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INPATIENTS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; OUTPATIENTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 64949106582     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2008.00045.x     Document Type: Review

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