Estimation of the serial interval for pandemic influenza (pH1N1) in the most southern province of Argentina

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 26-29

  Orellano, P W ^a   Reynoso, J I ^a   Grassi, A ^b   Palmieri, A ^b   Uez, O ^a   Carlino, O ^a  

^a National Ministry of Health   (Argentina)

^b Environment and Natural Resources   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Epidemiologic models; H1N1 subtype; Influenza A virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877992838     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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