Incidence of common respiratory viral infections related to climate factors in hospitalized children in Hong Kong

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 226-235

  Tang, J W ^a   Lai, F Y L ^a   Wong, F ^a   Hon, K L E ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Climate; Incidence; Relative humidity; Respiratory; Temperature; Time series analysis; Virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TROPIC CLIMATE; VAPOR PRESSURE; VIRUS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; VIROLOGY;

CHILD; CLIMATE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 74949093896     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809990410     Document Type: Article

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