The annual burden of seasonal influenza in the us veterans affairs population

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Young Xu, Yinong ^a,b   Van Aalst, Robertus ^a   Russo, Ellyn ^a   Lee, Jason K H ^c,d   Chit, Ayman ^c,d  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c SANOFI PASTEUR   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY RATE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REHABILITATION CARE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; VETERAN; ADOLESCENT; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; EFFICIENCY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85008512353     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169344     Document Type: Article

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