Basic rules of influenza: How to combat the H1N1 influenza (swine flu) virus

American Family Physician

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 938-939

  Temte, Jonathan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR; ZANAMIVIR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; FACE MASK; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERVENTION STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PANDEMIC; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL DISTANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS SHEDDING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 67649271459     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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