Age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis notifications in Hong Kong from 1961 to 2005

Thorax

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 312-316

  Wu, P ^a   Cowling, B J ^a,c   Schooling, C M ^a   Wong, I O L ^a   Johnston, J M ^a   Leung, C C ^b   Tam, C M ^b   Leung, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE PERIOD COHORT ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 41849110571     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.082354     Document Type: Article

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