Influenza hospitalizations in Australian children

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 145, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1451-1460

  Li Kim Moy, J ^a,b   Yin, J K ^a,b   Blyth, C C ^c,d,e   Kesson, A ^a,b   Booy, R ^a,b   Cheng, A C ^f,g   Macartney, K ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f ALFRED HEALTH   (Australia)

^g MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; epidemiology; hospitalization; Influenza; vaccination

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 85011675465     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268816003381     Document Type: Article

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