Epidemiological surveillance of pandemic H1N1 2009 infections in northern Greece

Archives of Hellenic Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-105

  Gioula, G ^a   Melidou, A ^a   Exindari, M ^a   Chatzidimitriou, D ^a   Chatzopoulou, E ^a   Diza, E ^a   Malisiovas, N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

A(H1N1) 2009; Epidemiological surveillance; Influenza pandemic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); MORTALITY; THROAT CULTURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79751477627     PISSN: 11053992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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