H1N1 influenza pandemic of 2009 compared with other influenza pandemics: Epidemiology, diagnosis, management, pulmonary complications, and outcomes

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 204-210

  Domínguez Cherit, Guillermo ^a   Ñamendys Silva, Silvio A ^a,b   De La Torre, Alethse ^a   Macias, Alejandro E ^a   Cordova Villalobos, Jose Angel ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c SECRETARÍA DE SALUD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

2009 pandemic; H1N1 influenza; Influenza ARDS; Influenza critically ill; Influenza epidemics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861125145     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: 15343146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-010-0097-0     Document Type: Article

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