Archives of Medical Research
Volume 40, Issue 8 , Pages 662-668 , November 2009

Critical Analysis of Deaths Due to Atypical Pneumonia during the Onset of the Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Epidemic

  • Israel Grijalva-Otero

      Affiliations

    • Coordinación de Investigación en Salud, Hospital Carlos McGregor, IMSS, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
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  • Juan Osvaldo Talavera

      Affiliations

    • Coordinación de Investigación en Salud, Hospital Carlos McGregor, IMSS, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
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  • Fortino Solorzano-Santos

      Affiliations

    • Hospital de Pediatría Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Hospital Carlos McGregor, IMSS, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
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  • Guillermo Vazquez-Rosales

      Affiliations

    • Hospital de Pediatría Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Hospital Carlos McGregor, IMSS, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
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  • Svetlana Vladislavovna-Doubova

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud, Hospital Carlos McGregor, IMSS, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
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  • Ricardo Pérez-Cuevas

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud, Hospital Carlos McGregor, IMSS, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Ricardo Perez-Cuevas M.D., ScDr., Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud, CMN Siglo XXI, Ave. Cuauhtemoc 330 (Edificio Administrativo CMN Siglo XXI), Col. Doctores 06726, México, D.F., México; Phone: +52 55 56276900 X 21072; FAX: +52 55 56276900 X 21073
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  • Guadalupe Miranda-Novales

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Investigación en Epidemiología Hospitalaria, Hospital Carlos McGregor, IMSS, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
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  • Carmen García-Peña

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud Área Envejecimiento, Hospital Carlos McGregor, IMSS, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
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  • Claudia Espinel-Bermúdez

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud Área Envejecimiento, Hospital Carlos McGregor, IMSS, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
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  • Javier Torres

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Investigación Médica Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Carlos McGregor, IMSS, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
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  • Jorge Escobedo de la Peña

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Investigación en Epidemiología Clínica, Hospital Carlos McGregor, IMSS, Mexico, D.F., Mexico

Received 6 October 2009 ,Accepted 13 October 2009.

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PII: S0188-4409(09)00199-4

doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2009.10.010

Archives of Medical Research
Volume 40, Issue 8 , Pages 662-668 , November 2009

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