Virologically confirmed population-based burden of hospitalization caused by influenza a and b among children in Hong Kong

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1016-1021

  Chiu, Susan S ^a   Chan, Kwok Hung ^b   Chen, Hong ^c   Young, Betty W ^c   Lim, Wilina ^d   Wong, Wilfred Hing Sang ^a   Lau, Yu Lung ^a   Peiris, J S Malik ^b,e  

^a Departments of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and Microbiology

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^e Dept of Microbiology   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX;

EID: 70349923413     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605570     Document Type: Article

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