Influenza-like illness among university students: Symptom severity and duration due to influenza virus infection compared to other etiologies

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 246-251

  Mullins, Jocelyn ^a   Cook, Robert ^a   Rinaldo, Charles ^b   Yablonsky, Eric ^c   Hess, Rachel ^c   Piazza, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent medicine; clinical medicine; health education; influenza (human)

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MEDICINE; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TIME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT MEDICINE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951615904     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2010.502197     Document Type: Article

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