Risk factors for pandemic H1N1 2009 infection in healthcare personnel of four general hospitals

Journal of Infection

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 267-273

  Choi, Seong Ho ^a   Chung, Jin Won ^a   Jeon, Min Hyok ^b   Lee, Mi Suk ^c  

^a Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Disease outbreak; H1N1 subtype; Healthcare personnel; Infectious disease transmission; Influenza A virus

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80052934589     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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