Influenza Testing and Antiviral Prescribing Practices Among Emergency Department Clinicians in 9 States During the 2006 to 2007 Influenza Season

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-39

  Mueller, Mark R ^a   Smith, Philip J ^k   Baumbach, Joan P ^a   Palumbo, John P ^b   Meek, James I ^b   Gershman, Ken ^c   Vandermeer, Meredith ^d   Thomas, Ann R ^d   Long, Christine E ^e   Belflower, Ruth ^e   Spina, Nancy L ^f   Martin, Karen G ^g   Lynfield, Ruth ^g   Openo, Kyle P ^h   Kirley, Pamala D ⁱ   Pasutti, Lauren E ⁱ   Barnes, Brenda G ^j   Schaffner, William ^j   Kamimoto, Laurie ^k  

^a NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ^*  (United States)

^d OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^f NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^g MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^h EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ CALIFORNIA EMERGING INFECTIONS PROGRAM   (United States)

^j TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^k CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAMANTANE DERIVATIVE; AMANTADINE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; OSELTAMIVIR; RIMANTADINE; SIALIDASE INHIBITOR; ZANAMIVIR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; INFLUENZA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72149121595     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.09.019     Document Type: Article

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