Obesity and influenza associated mortality: Evidence from an elderly cohort in Hong Kong

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-123

  Yang, Lin ^a   Chan, King Pan ^a   Lee, Ruby Siu yin ^b   Chan, Wai Man ^b   Lai, Hak Kan ^a   Thach, Thuan Quoc ^a   Chan, Kwok Hung ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^a   Peiris, J S Malik ^a,c   Wong, Chit Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^c HKU PASTEUR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Influenza; Obesity; Respiratory; Smoking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNDERWEIGHT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 84872486829     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.11.017     Document Type: Article

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