Hospitalization of influenza-like illness patients recommended by general practitioners in France between 1997 and 2010

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-84

  Pelat, Camille ^a,b,c   Lasserre, Andrea ^a,b   Xavier, Ana ^a,b   Turbelin, Clément ^a,b   Blanchon, Thierry ^a,b   Hanslik, Thomas ^a,d,e  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^e HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Case hospitalization ratio; Emerging pathogens; Influenza pandemics; Severity; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A (H3N2); INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS TYPING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PANDEMICS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871388965     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2012.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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