Intussusception trends in Hong Kong children

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 279-283

  Nelson, E A S ^a   Chiu, S S ^b   Ip, K S ^c   Lau, David ^d   Lau, Y L ^b   Ng, C H ^e   Ng, Daniel K ^f   Poon, K H ^g   Yiu, W L ^h   Kwok, W K ^e   Tam, Paul ^b   Yeung, C K ^a   Tam, John S ^a   Bock, Hans ⁱ   Boudville, Irving ⁱ   Tang, Haiwen H ⁱ  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d TSEUNG KWAN O HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e Queen Elizabeth Hospital

^f KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^g TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^h Princess Margaret Hospital

ⁱ GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Child, preschool; Infant; Intussusception; Population surveillance; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548267131     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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