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Hong Kong
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Definition of 'Hong Kong'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. |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Social network types and subjective well-being in Chinese older adults.
7 Oct 2009 
The study examined social network types in a sample of 1,005 older Chinese adults in Hong Kong and the networks' relations to subjective well-being. Given the nature of kinship in Chinese society, we broke down social support provision by closeness ... Read more...
29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: Acute gouty arthritis is often treated with NSAIDs, but recent studies have suggested that treatment with prednisolone has at least equivalent analgesic efficacy and fewer adverse effects. No formal economic analysis has been performed ... Read more...
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...
Latest indexed articles for 'Hong Kong'
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- Social network types and subjective well-being in Chinese older adults. 7 Oct 2009
- Summaries for patients. The effects of hand washing and facemasks on prevention of influenza infection.
4 Oct 2009 - Oral prednisolone is more cost-effective than oral indomethacin for treating patients with acute gout-like arthritis. 29 Sep 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
- Temporal trends of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and detection of two novel flame retardants in marine mammals from Hong Kong, South China. 13 Sep 2009
- Beliefs about volunteerism, volunteering intention, volunteering behavior, and purpose in life among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong. 30 Aug 2009
- Sense of community in Hong Kong: relations with community-level characteristics and residents' well-being. 30 Aug 2009
- Studying affect among the Chinese: the circular way. 30 Aug 2009
- A case series of contact lens-assocaited Fusarium keratitis in Hong Kong. 30 Aug 2009
- Factors affecting QuickVue Influenza A + B rapid test performance in the community setting. 30 Aug 2009
- Epidemiologic risk profile of infection with different groups of human papillomaviruses. 30 Aug 2009
- Willingness of Hong Kong healthcare workers to accept pre-pandemic influenza vaccination at different WHO alert levels: two questionnaire surveys. 23 Aug 2009
- Seasonal effects of influenza on mortality in a subtropical city. 20 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
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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;