Novel inpatient surveillance in tertiary paediatric hospitals in New South Wales illustrates impact of first-wave pandemic influenza A H1N1 (2009) and informs future health service planning

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 235-241

  Elliott, Elizabeth J ^a,c   Zurynski, Yvonne A ^a,c   Walls, Tony ^e   Whitehead, Bruce ^f   Gilmour, Robin ^b   Robert, ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL CENTRE FOR IMMUNISATION RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE   (Australia)

^e SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

H1N1 (2009) pandemic; influenza; paediatrics

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR; ZANAMIVIR;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADOLESCENT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COUGHING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INPATIENTS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PANDEMICS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84858437410     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02240.x     Document Type: Article

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