Outbreak of influenza (H1N1) amongst children in a residential school

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 274-276

  Kushwaha, A S ^a   Teli, Prabhakar ^b   Mahen, Ajoy ^c  

^a ADH HQ 16 Corps ^*  (India)

^b Station Health Organization   (India)

^c ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Influenza H1N1; Outbreak; Residential school

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COUGHING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FAINTNESS; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEADACHE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL; SORE THROAT; VOMITING;

EID: 84905586068     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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