Utah flu hospitalization data from 2004 to 2005 show ethnic disparities.(Infectious Diseases)(Brief article)

Publication: Pediatric News

Publication Date: 01-JUN-06

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ATLANTA -- Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics were significantly more likely to be hospitalized for influenza during the 2004-2005 flu season in Utah, compared with non-Hispanic whites, Lisa Wyman reported in a poster presented at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Overall, the hospitalization rate per 100,000 person-years was...

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