Hospitalised patients with influenza A (H1N1) in the Royal hospital, Oman: Experience of a tertiary care hospital, July-December 2009

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 326-334

  Al Lawati, Jalila ^a   Al Tamtami, Nada ^a   Al Qasmi, Ahmed ^b   Al Jardani, Amina ^a   Al Abri, Saif ^a   Al Busaidy, Sulaiman ^b  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

Author keywords

A (H1N1); Influenza; Oman; Pandemic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955604555     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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