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Influenza (Flu)
UK sources of information and / or support
The Health Protection Agency
Authoritative information on flu (including bird flu).
Flu
Policy and guidance from the Department of Health.
Influenza Immunisation Programme 2007/2008
Letter from the chief medical officer providing information on the influenza immunisation programme 2007/2008.
British Lung Foundation
The British Lung Foundation provides information about flu.
See also our Bird Flu page.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Flu Like Illness Influenza Immunisation Preventing FluMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Antivirals for Influenza Influenza Influenza VaccinationUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on FluLinks to other selected websites related to this topic (^ top of page)
FluOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
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