Severity assessment of influenza virus infection in secondary care

Journal of Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 239-241

  Lillie, Patrick J ^a   Bazaz, Rohit ^a   Dexter, Laura ^a   Biju, Charles ^a   Peart, Lucy ^a   Lewis, Leon ^a   Raza, Mohammad ^a   Whiting, Paul ^a   Tunbridge, Anne ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; SIALIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA B; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; TREATMENT DURATION;

HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS;

EID: 84855865024     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.11.015     Document Type: Letter

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