Direct medical cost of influenza-related hospitalizations among severe acute respiratory infections cases in three provinces in China.

BACKGROUND: Influenza-related hospitalizations impose a considerable economic and social burden. This study aimed to better understand the economic burden of influenza-related hospitalizations among patients in China in different age and risk categories. METHODS: Laboratory-confirmed influenza-relat...

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Main Authors: Lei Zhou, Sujian Situ, Ting Huang, Shixiong Hu, Xianjun Wang, Xiaoping Zhu, Lidong Gao, Zhong Li, Ao Feng, Hui Jin, Shiyuan Wang, Qiru Su, Zhen Xu, Zijian Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3661662?pdf=render