Influenza a (H1N1) virus pandemic in fars province: A report from Southern Iran, July-December 2009

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-238

  Moghadami, M ^a,b   Kazeroni, P Afsar ^a   Honarvar, B ^a   Ebrahimi, M ^a   Bakhtiari, H ^a   Akbarpour, M A ^a   Tabatabaee, H R ^a   Mirahmadizadeh, A R ^a   Rezaianzadeh, A ^a   Hasanzadeh, J ^a   Zamiri, N ^b   Sabayan, B ^b   Moattari, A ^a   Emami, A ^a   Lankarani, K B ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; H1N1 influenza; Incidence; Iran; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; OSELTAMIVIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL ADMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SORE THROAT;

EID: 77953267699     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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