Disparities in the severity of influenza illness: A descriptive study of hospitalized and nonhospitalized novel H1N1 influenza-positive patients in New York city: 2009-2010 influenza season

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-24

  Levy, Natalie S ^a   Nguyen, Trang Quyen ^a   Westheimer, Emily ^a   Layton, Marcelle ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

2009 H1N1; disparities; influenza

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870201490     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31824155a2     Document Type: Article

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