Incidence of influenza in healthy adults and healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Kuster, Stefan P ^a,b   Shah, Prakesh S ^a,b   Coleman, Brenda L ^a,b   Lam, Po Po ^a,b   Tong, Agnes ^c   Wormsbecker, Anne ^a,b,d   McGeer, Allison ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VACCINATION; VIRUS CULTURE; WORKER; ADULT; HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

EID: 80054720813     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026239     Document Type: Review

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