Effect of influenza on cardiorespiratory and all-cause mortality in Hong Kong, Singapore and Guangzhou

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue SUPP2, 2012, Pages 8-11

  Wong, Chit Ming ^a   Peiris, J S M ^a   Yang, L ^a   Chan, K P ^a   Thach, T Q ^a   Lai, H K ^a   Lim, W W L ^b   Hedley, A J ^a   He, J ^c   Chen, P ^d   Ou, C ^d   Deng, A ^c   Zhang, X ^c   Zhou, D ^c   Ma, S ^e   Chow, A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Public Health Laboratory Services Branch   (Hong Kong)

^c GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^d SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^f TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CHINA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFLUENZA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL STATUS; TEMPERATURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SEASON;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; HONG KONG; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PNEUMONIA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEASONS; SINGAPORE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84861551569     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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