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The Economic Impact of Influenza in a University Hospital Setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Thomas D. Szucs
Affiliation:
University HospitalZurich, Switzerland
Christian Ruef
Affiliation:
University HospitalZurich, Switzerland
Daniela Müller
Affiliation:
University HospitalZurich, Switzerland
E. Sokolovic
Affiliation:
University HospitalZurich, Switzerland
Iris Beeler
Affiliation:
University HospitalZurich, Switzerland
Wolfjgang Ostermayer
Affiliation:
University HospitalZurich, Switzerland
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2001

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