Age as Risk Factor for Death from Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Chile

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Dabanch, Jeannette ; Perret, Cecilia ; Nájera, Manuel ; González, Claudia ; Guerrero, Andrea ; Olea, Andrea ; Fasce, Rodrigo ; Morales, Cecilia ; Vega, Jeanette
• Corporate Authors:
  for the Advisory Committee of the Chilean Ministry of Health
• Description:
  Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 affected Chile during the winter of 2009. The hospitalization rate was 0.56% overall and 3.47% for persons >60 years of age at risk for severe disease and death independent of concurrent conditions. Age >60 years was the major risk factor for death from pandemic (H1N1) 2009.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Age Factors Antiviral Agents Child Child, Preschool Demography Female Hospitalization Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Male Middle Aged Oseltamivir Pandemics Polymerase Chain Reaction Risk Factors Seasons

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(7):1256-1258.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Chile
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d48e4e21e1223850991da96d3fac93ee890c36014356a35e67400bb29b03936e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18474/cdc_18474_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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