Austral influenza outbreak and its impact on an intensive care unit.

Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med

Intensive Care Unit, Félix-Guyon Hospital, University Teaching Hospital of La Réunion, CS11021, 97400 Saint-Denis, Reunion.

Published: February 2018

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