Clinical characteristics and hospital charges among thai children hospitalized with influenza

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-84

  Punpanich, Warunee ^a,b   Chirapanyanon, Pawinee ^a   Srisarang, Suchada ^a  

^a QUEEN SIRIKIT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b RANGSIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Hospital charges; Pediatric influenza; Risk factors; Thailand; Treatment cost

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 84899575458     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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