Influenza in pregnancy: The case for prevention

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 634, Issue , 2009, Pages 161-183

  McNeil, Shelly ^a   Halperin, Beth ^a   Macdonald, Noni ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INACTIVATED VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR; PLACEBO; ZANAMIVIR;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FEVER; HAND WASHING; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H2N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; MALAISE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MYALGIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84934443791     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-79838-7_15     Document Type: Article

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