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Friday, February 12, 2010

H1N1 sent higher proportion of patients to ICU than regular flu: report

A clip from the whole informative article, and please read it:

" H1N1 influenza landed a higher proportion of Canadians in ICUs and on ventilators, and at a much younger age on average, than seasonal flu does in a typical year, says a report assessing the comparative impact of the pandemic virus.

The study by the Canadian Institute for Health Information compared hospitalization statistics for H1N1 patients between April and December to data for patients with regular flu during the 2007-2008 season."

http://health.lifestyle.yahoo.ca/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=20557&news_channel_id=0&channel_id=0

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