A cross-sectional analysis of symptom severity in adults with influenza and other acute respiratory illness in the outpatient setting

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  VanWormer, Jeffrey J ^a   Sundaram, Maria E ^a   Meece, Jennifer K ^a   Belongia, Edward A ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory illness; Influenza; Symptom severity

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899949944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-231     Document Type: Article

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