Modelling the impact of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) on UK paediatric intensive care demand

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 962-964

  Ercole, Ari ^a   Menon, D K ^a   O'Donnell, D R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

BED OCCUPANCY; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

EID: 73249139685     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.171520     Document Type: Article

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