Influenza- and respiratory syncytial virus-associated adult mortality in Soweto

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 750-754

  Karstaedt, A S ^a   Hopley, M ^a   Wong, M ^a   Crewe Brown, H H ^b   Tasset Tisseau, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c SANOFI PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AFRICA; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 70450190031     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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