Journal: Vaccine / Publication Year: 2015 / Source: 2015 v.33 no.49 / Subject: comorbidity / Text Availability: Full Text

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Author:: Van Kerkhove, Maria D; Cooper, Michael J.; Cost, Angelia A.; Sanchez, Jose L.; Riley, Steven
Source:: Vaccine 2015 v.33 no.49 pp. 6970-6976
ISSN:: 0264-410X
Subject:: circulatory system; coasts; comorbidity; diabetes mellitus; influenza; liver diseases; males; military personnel; multivariate analysis; neoplasms; obesity; pneumonia; prioritization; risk factors; risk groups; vaccination; vaccines; United States
Abstract:: ... The progression from hospitalization for a respiratory infection to requiring substantial supportive therapy is a key stage of the influenza severity pyramid. Respiratory infections are responsible for 300,000–400,000 medical encounters each year among US military personnel, some of which progress to severe acute respiratory infections.We obtained data on 11,086 hospitalizations for pneumonia and ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.115
PubMed:: 26494627
PubMed Central:: PMC4822334
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.115