Influenza-associated hospitalisations in Finland from 1996 to 2010: Unexpected age-specific burden during the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic from 2009 to 2010

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 17, Issue 38, 2012, Pages 2-

  Jacks, A ^a,b   Ollgren, J ^b   Ziegler, T ^b   Lyytikainen O ^b  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CHILD; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FINLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); NEWBORN; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84866704501     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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