Seasonal pattern of tuberculosis in Hong Kong

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 924-930

  Leung, Chi Chiu ^a,d   Yew, Wing Wai ^b   Chan, Thomas Yan Keung ^c   Tam, Cheuk Ming ^a   Chan, Chiu Yeung ^c   Chan, Chi Kuen ^a   Tang, Nelson ^c   Chang, Kwok Chiu ^a   Law, Wing Sze ^a,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^b GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d NONE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Seasonal variation; St atistical model; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SEASON; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HISTORY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMEAR; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUMMER; TUBERCULOSIS; WINTER;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEASONS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

EID: 26444610294     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi080     Document Type: Article

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