Trends in Pneumonia and influenza-associated hospitalizations in South Korea, 2002-2005

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 574-582

  Kim, Soon Ae ^a,b   Kilgore, Paul E ^a,b   Lee, Sang Yi ^c,d   Nyambat, Batmunkh ^a,b   Ki, Moran ^e  

^a International Vaccine Institute   (South Korea)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Health Insurance Policy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^d Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Eulji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; ICD 10 codes; Influenza; National health insurance; Pneumonia; South korea

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857479902     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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