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Conference Paper: Influenza-like illness among Chinese pregnant women in Hong Kong
| Title | Influenza-like illness among Chinese pregnant women in Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Keywords | Pregnancy outcomes Communicable disease |
| Issue Date | 2013 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (APHA). |
| Citation | The 141st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA 2013), Boston, MA., 2-6 November 2013. How to Cite? |
| Abstract | The World Health Organization recently recommended pregnant women as the highest priority group for the seasonal influenza vaccination. It is therefore crucial to monitor its progress by assessing the burden of influenza. The prevalence of influenza among pregnant women and its associated maternal outcomes have rarely been addressed and increasing evidence suggests that their burden of influenza is affected by the underlying medical conditions. This study recruited 2670 new mothers during the summer of 2011 and used a validated questionnaire to assess the demographic ... |
| Description | Conference Theme: Think Global, Act Local Session 4271.0: Maternal and Child Health Section Student Poster Session: Research and Practice from Around the World: paper no. 280426 |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193668 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Wong, VWY | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Fong, DYT | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Tarrant, M | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-20T05:14:52Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2014-01-20T05:14:52Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | The 141st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA 2013), Boston, MA., 2-6 November 2013. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193668 | - |
| dc.description | Conference Theme: Think Global, Act Local | - |
| dc.description | Session 4271.0: Maternal and Child Health Section Student Poster Session: Research and Practice from Around the World: paper no. 280426 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | The World Health Organization recently recommended pregnant women as the highest priority group for the seasonal influenza vaccination. It is therefore crucial to monitor its progress by assessing the burden of influenza. The prevalence of influenza among pregnant women and its associated maternal outcomes have rarely been addressed and increasing evidence suggests that their burden of influenza is affected by the underlying medical conditions. This study recruited 2670 new mothers during the summer of 2011 and used a validated questionnaire to assess the demographic ... | - |
| dc.language | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | American Public Health Association (APHA). | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, APHA 2013 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pregnancy outcomes | - |
| dc.subject | Communicable disease | - |
| dc.title | Influenza-like illness among Chinese pregnant women in Hong Kong | en_US |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
| dc.identifier.email | Fong, DYT: dytfong@hku.hk | en_US |
| dc.identifier.email | Tarrant, M: tarrantm@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.authority | Fong, DYT=rp00253 | en_US |
| dc.description.nature | link_to_OA_fulltext | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 227347 | en_US |
| dc.publisher.place | United States | - |