Changing epidemiology of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Hong Kong, 2001-2009

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 422-426

  Ma, Edmond ^a   Lam, Terence ^a   Chan, K C ^a   Wong, Christine ^a   Chuang, S K ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTEROVIRUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649547459     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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