Regional-level risk factors for severe hand-foot-and-mouth disease: an ecological study from mainland China

Regional-level risk factors for severe hand-foot-and-mouth disease: an ecological study from mainland China

Abstract Background Severe hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is a life-threatening contagious disease among young children and infants. Although enterovirus A71 has been well acknowledged to be the dominant cause of severe HFMD, there still remain other unidentified risk factors for severe HFMD. Pr...

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Main Authors: Qing Pan, Fengfeng Liu, Juying Zhang, Xing Zhao, Yifan Hu, Chaonan Fan, Fan Yang, Zhaorui Chang, Xiong Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Hand, foot and mouth disease
Case-severity rate
City-specific characteristics
Ecological study
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12199-020-00927-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12199-020-00927-9

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