Archives of Medical Research
Volume 40, Issue 8 , Pages 655-661 , November 2009

Comparison of the Pathology Caused by H1N1, H5N1, and H3N2 Influenza Viruses

  • Jeannette Guarner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Jeannette Guarner, MD, Emory University Hospital, 1634 Clifton Rd, Room C179A, Atlanta, GA, 30322; Phone 404-712-2631
    • ,
  • Reynaldo Falcón-Escobedo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hospital Central Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Received 8 September 2009 ,Accepted 21 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2009.10.001

Archives of Medical Research
Volume 40, Issue 8 , Pages 655-661 , November 2009

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