Incidence of acute respiratory infections in Australia

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1355-1361

  Chen, Y ^a   Kirk, M D ^b  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infection (ARI); Australia; epidemiology; incidence; survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILL; COMMON COLD; COMMON COLD SYMPTOM; CONCURRENT INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFANT; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SORE THROAT; VOMITING; COLD; RHINORRHEA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901443685     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813002471     Document Type: Article

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