Hospitalizations for varicella in children and adolescents in a referral hospital in Hong Kong, 2004 to 2008: A time series study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Chan, Johnny Y C ^a   Tian, Linwei ^b   Kwan, Y W ^a   Chan, W M ^a   Leung, C W ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chickenpox; Child; cool season; humidity; Time series study; Varicella

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; WEATHER;

ADOLESCENT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WEATHER;

EID: 79956214171     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-366     Document Type: Article

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