Preliminary inferences on the age-specific seriousness of human disease caused by avian influenza A(H7N9) infections in China, March to April 2013

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 2013, Pages

  Cowling, B J ^a   Freeman, G ^a   Wong, J Y ^a   Wu, P ^a   Liao, Q ^a   Lau, E H ^a   Wu, J T ^a   Fielding, R ^a   Leung, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPOSURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA A(H7N9); INTERVIEW; POULTRY;

EID: 84877700683     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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