title: Disease profiles in Chinese in Hong Kong: an analysis of the primary diagnoses in 561 acute hospital medical admissions.
abstract: Little is known about the disease profiles in Chinese living in an urbanized community like Hong Kong. Accordingly, the discharge summaries of 561 acute hospital medical admissions were reviewed and the primary diagnoses (the main reason for admission or the most important clinical problem) were coded according to the International Classification of Diseases. Our data indicate that cardiovascular diseases are the most important cause of acute medical admissions and mortality and that gastrointestinal hemorrhage is very common amongst the Chinese in Hong Kong.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT.
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Critchley
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tomlinson
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology