Pandemic (H1N1) 2009-associated deaths detected by unexplained death and medical Examiner Surveillance

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1479-1483

  Lees, Christine H ^a   Avery, Catherine ^b   Asherin, Ryan ^c   Rainbow, Jean ^a   Danila, Richard ^a   Smelser, Chad ^b   Schmitz, Ann ^d   Ladd Wilson, Stephen ^c   Nolte, Kurt B ^e   Nagle, Kayla ^a   Lynfield, Ruth ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Oregon Public Health Department   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADULT; AGE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUTOPSY; CAUCASIAN; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONER; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; NEW MEXICO; OREGON; PANDEMICS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960873535     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1708.101914     Document Type: Article

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