Seasonal effects of influenza on mortality in a subtropical city

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 133-

  Yang, Lin ^a   Wong, Chit M ^a   Chan, King P ^a   Chau, Patsy Y K ^a   Ou, Chun Q ^a,b   Chan, Kwok H ^a   Peiris, JS Malik ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HKU PASTEUR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFLUENZA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEASON;

HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 70349776716     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-133     Document Type: Article

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