High intensive care unit admission rate for 2013-2014 influenza is associated with a low rate of vaccination

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 189, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 485-487

  Catania, Jelena ^a   Que, Loretta G ^a   Govert, Joseph A ^a   Hollingsworth, John W ^a   Wolfe, Cameron R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894267498     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201401-0066LE     Document Type: Letter

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