Influenza-associated hospitalizations, Singapore, 2004-2008 and 2010-2012

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1652-1660

  Ang, Li Wei ^a   Lim, Cindy ^a   Jian Ming Lee, Vernon ^b   Ma, Stefan ^a   Tiong, Wei Wei ^a   Ooi, Peng Lim ^a   Tzer Pin Lin, Raymond ^a   James, Lyn ^a   Cutter, Jeffery ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b Ministry of Defence Government of Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA A (H3N2); INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SINGAPORE; YOUNG ADULT; AGING; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907299119     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2010.131768     Document Type: Article

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