The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 3 , Pages 282-285.e2 , March 2010

Severe H1N1-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Series

  • Andrew R. Lai, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Andrew R. Lai, MD, MPH, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 533 Parnassus Avenue, U101, San Francisco, CA 94143-0131
    • ,
  • Kevin Keet, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
    • ,
  • Celina M. Yong, MD, MBA, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
    • ,
  • Janet V. Diaz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco

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 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and had a role in writing the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)01011-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.11.004

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 3 , Pages 282-285.e2 , March 2010

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