Clinical presentation of influenza in unselected children treated as outpatients

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 372-375

  Silvennoinen, Heli ^a   Peltola, Ville ^a   Lehtinen, Pasi ^a   Vainionpää, Raija ^b   Heikkinen, Terho ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Influenza; Outpatient; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; FEMALE; FEVER; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHINITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; WHEEZING;

EID: 67649537747     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318191eef7     Document Type: Article

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