Meteorological factors and El Nino Southern Oscillation are associated with paediatric varicella infections in Hong Kong, 2004-2010

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1384-1392

  Chan, J Y C ^a   Lin, H L ^b,c   Tian, L W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology   (China)

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

Author keywords

Case crossover study; chickenpox; Hong Kong; meteorological factors; varicella

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EL NINO; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WEATHER; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION INDEX; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84901621206     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813002306     Document Type: Article

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