Description of Antiviral Treatment Among Adults Hospitalized With Influenza Before and During the 2009 Pandemic: United States, 2005–2009
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Self-reported influenza-like illness and receipt of influenza antiviral drugs during the 2009 pandemic, United States, 2009-2010.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0022-1899,1537-6613
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir648