The impact of influenza on the Canadian First Nations

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 345-348

  Boggild, Andrea K ^a,b   Yuan, Lilian ^c   Low, Donald E ^b,d,e   McGeer, Allison J ^b,d  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal populations; First Nations; Influenza; Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza; Respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053488142     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404174     Document Type: Review

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