Influenza caused by A (H1N1) 2009 virus: low virulence but typical pandemic characteristics;Gripe por el virus influenza A (H1N1) 2009: baja virulencia, pero claras características pandémicas

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 133, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 542-544

  Vaqué Rafart, Josep ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MORTALITY; PANDEMIC; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; VIRULENCE;

EID: 70349777415     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: 15788989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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