The spread of pandemic H1N1 2009 by age and region and the comparison among monitoring tools

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1109-1112

  Kim, Joon Hyung ^a   Yoo, Hyo Soon ^a   Lee, Joo Sun ^a   Lee, Eun Gyu ^a   Park, Hye Kyung ^a   Sung, Yeon Hee ^a   Kim, SeongSun ^a   Kim, Hyun Su ^a   Shin, Soo Youn ^a   Lee, Jong Koo ^a  

^a Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Disease outbreaks; Environmental monitoring; Human; Incidence; Influenza; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PATHOGENICITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956504053     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.7.1109     Document Type: Article

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