Obesity as a risk factor for severe influenza-like illness
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Obesity as a risk factor for severe influenza-like illness
BACKGROUND Obesity was recognized as in independent risk factor for influenza during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. OBJECTIVES We evaluated the association between body mass index (BMI) and influenza-like illness (ILI) during two non-pandemic influenza seasons (2003-2004 and 2004-2005) and during the spring and fall waves of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. METHODS Adults with severe (inpatient) ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1750-2640
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12156