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Research Paper

Ten years (2004–2014) of influenza surveillance in Northern Italy

Elena Pariani Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health; University of Milan; Milan, Italy; CIRI-IT; Department of Health Sciences; University of Genoa; Genoa, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Antonella Amendola Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health; University of Milan; Milan, Italy; CIRI-IT; Department of Health Sciences; University of Genoa; Genoa, Italy
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Alessandra Piatti Directorate General for Health; Regione Lombardia; Milan, Italy
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Giovanni Anselmi Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health; University of Milan; Milan, Italy
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Alberto Ranghiero Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health; University of Milan; Milan, Italy
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Laura Bubba Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health; University of Milan; Milan, Italy
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Anna Maria Rosa Directorate General for Health; Regione Lombardia; Milan, Italy
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Laura Pellegrinelli Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health; University of Milan; Milan, Italy
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Sandro Binda Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health; University of Milan; Milan, Italy
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Liliana Coppola Directorate General for Health; Regione Lombardia; Milan, Italy
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Maria Gramegna Directorate General for Health; Regione Lombardia; Milan, Italy
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Alessandro Zanetti Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health; University of Milan; Milan, Italy; CIRI-IT; Department of Health Sciences; University of Genoa; Genoa, Italy
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Pages 198-205 | Received 03 Jul 2014, Accepted 11 Jul 2014, Published online: 01 Nov 2014

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