Hong Kong Med J 2009;15(Suppl 9):S35-7
Influenza-associated hospitalisation
CM Wong, L Yang, E Chan, KH Chan, AJ Hedley, JSM Peiris
Department of Community Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
The disease burden associated with influenza includes not only acute respiratory diseases but also cerebrovascular disease, ischaemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus.