Influenza-associated mortality in Thailand, 2006-2011

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 298-304

  Aungkulanon, Suchunya ^a   Cheng, Po Yung ^b   Kusreesakul, Khanitta ^a   Bundhamcharoen, Kanitta ^a   Chittaganpitch, Malinee ^c   Margaret, Mccarron ^b   Olsen, Sonja ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Naitonal Institute of Health   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Influenza; Mortality; Thailand; Tropical

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEASONAL VARIATION; THAILAND;

EID: 84944048271     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12344     Document Type: Article

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