Journal article
Risk of hospitalization during influenza season among a cohort of patients with congestive heart failure
Abstract
It is uncertain whether hospitalization among patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) increases during the influenza season. This retrospective cohort study used influenza surveillance data from the United States (1986-1987 to 1990-1991), clinical information from the Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction (SOLVD) database, and daily temperature data from the National Climatic Data Center to assess the effect of influenza season on …
Authors
SANDOVAL C; WALTER SD; KRUEGER P; SMIEJA M; SMITH A; YUSUF S; LOEB MB
Journal
Epidemiology and Infection, Vol. 135, No. 4, pp. 574–582
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
5 2007
DOI
10.1017/s095026880600714x
ISSN
0950-2688