Hong Kong - Epidemiology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Virologically confirmed population-based burden of hospitalization caused by influenza A and B among children in Hong Kong.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: We sought to determine the virologically confirmed hospitalization rates associated with influenza virus infection among Hong Kong children. METHODS: Patients <18 years of age who lived on Hong Kong Island (a separate island within Hong ... Read more...

Clinical and molecular epidemiology of human rhinovirus C in children and adults in Hong Kong reveals a possible distinct human rhinovirus C subgroup.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: A novel human rhinovirus (HRV) species, HRV-C, was recently discovered, but its clinical features and epidemiology, compared with HRV-A and HRV-B, remains poorly understood, especially in adults. METHODS: One thousand two hundred ... Read more...

Seasonal influenza activity in Hong Kong and its association with meteorological variations.

29 Sep 2009 Influenza seasons appear consistently in the temperate regions, but are more variable in tropical/subtropical regions. The determinant for such variation remains poorly understood. This study documented the activity of influenza over a 10-year ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hong Kong - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Summaries for patients. The effects of hand washing and facemasks on prevention of influenza infection. 4 Oct 2009
• The burden of influenza in children: time for prevention. 29 Sep 2009
• Virologically confirmed population-based burden of hospitalization caused by influenza A and B among children in Hong Kong. 29 Sep 2009
• Clinical and molecular epidemiology of human rhinovirus C in children and adults in Hong Kong reveals a possible distinct human rhinovirus C subgroup. 29 Sep 2009
• Seasonal influenza activity in Hong Kong and its association with meteorological variations. 29 Sep 2009
• Distribution of human papillomavirus types in cervical cancers in Hong Kong: current situation and changes over the last decades. 29 Sep 2009
• A case series of contact lens-assocaited Fusarium keratitis in Hong Kong. 30 Aug 2009
• Epidemiologic risk profile of infection with different groups of human papillomaviruses. 30 Aug 2009
• Molecular epidemiological study of HIV-1 CRF01_AE transmission in Hong Kong. 13 Aug 2009
• Facemasks and hand hygiene to prevent influenza transmission in households: a cluster randomized trial. Aug 2009
• Population-attributable risk of suicide conferred by axis I psychiatric diagnoses in a Hong Kong Chinese population. 30 Jul 2009
• Adult epiglottitis: 6 years experience in a university teaching hospital in Hong Kong. 30 Jul 2009
• Size, location, and multiplicity of ruptured intracranial aneurysms in the Hong Kong Chinese population with subarachnoid haemorrhage. 30 Jul 2009
• Epidemiology and outcome of Candida bloodstream infection in an intensive care unit in Hong Kong. 30 Jul 2009
• Pediatric 64-MDCT coronary angiography with ECG-modulated tube current: radiation dose and cancer risk. 30 Jul 2009
• Derivation of a prognostic score for identifying critically ill patients in an emergency department resuscitation room. 13 Jul 2009
• High prevalence of asymptomatic vertebral fractures in Chinese women with systemic lupus erythematosus. 13 Jul 2009
• The symptom cluster of fatigue, pain, anxiety, and depression and the effect on the quality of life of women receiving treatment for breast cancer: a multicenter study. 29 Jun 2009
• Varibaculum cambriense infections in Hong Kong, China, 2006. 29 Jun 2009
• Older men with higher self-rated socioeconomic status have shorter telomeres. 23 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Hong Kong'

Definition: The former British crown colony located off the southeast coast of China, comprised of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and New Territories. The three sites were ceded to the British by the Chinese respectively in 1841, 1860, and 1898. Hong Kong reverted to China in July 1997. The name represents the Cantonese pronunciation of the Chinese xianggang, fragrant port, from xiang, perfume and gang, port or harbor, with reference to its currents sweetened by fresh water from a river west of it.

Descriptor UI: D006723

Alternative terms: Hong Kong; Hongkong; Kowloon; New Territories;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.252.474.164.450;