Effects of public health interventions in reducing transmission of hand, foot, and mouth disease

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 432-435

  Ma, Edmond ^a   Wong, Simon ^a   Wong, Christine ^a   Chuang, Shuk Kwan ^a   Tsang, Thomas ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

communicable diseases; foot; hand; mouth disease; public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EPIDEMIC; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HYGIENE; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79954782244     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182127782     Document Type: Article

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