title: Influenza-associated hospitalisation.
abstract: The disease burden associated with influenza includes not only acute respiratory diseases but also cerebrovascular disease, ischaemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hedley
authors.forename: J S M
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Peiris
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D055815:Young Adult