Influenza exerts continued pressure in an era of modern medicine

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-7

  Noah, James W ^a   Noah, Diana L ^a   Matalon, Sadis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; OSELTAMIVIR; ZANAMIVIR; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PANDEMIC; PROTEIN BINDING; SWINE INFLUENZA; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS STRAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIVIL DEFENSE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOGENICITY; SEASON; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIVIL DEFENSE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG COSTS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; VIRUS REPLICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649184157     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2009-0158ED     Document Type: Editorial

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