Impact of influenza across 27 public emergency departments in Australia: A 5-year descriptive study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 725-731

  Boyle, Justin ^a   Crilly, Julia ^b,c   Keijzers, Gerben ^d,e   Wallis, Marianne ^c   Lind, James ^d   Sparks, Ross ^a   Ryan, Louise ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Queensland Health   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865244607     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200230     Document Type: Article

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