Hospitalizations for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 among Maori and Pacific Islanders, New Zealand

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-102

  Verrall, Ayesha ^c   Norton, Katherine ^a   Rooker, Serena ^a   Dee, Stephen ^b   Olsen, Leeanne ^a   Tan, Chor Ee ^a   Paull, Sharon ^a   Allen, Richard ^a   Blackmore, Timothy K ^a  

^a CAPITAL AND COAST DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b Hutt Valley District Health Board   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A PANDEMIC (H1N1) 2009; INFLUENZA A PANDEMIC (H1N1) 2009 VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAORI; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PANDEMIC; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949101115     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1601.090994     Document Type: Article

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