Institutional risk factors for norovirus outbreaks in Hong Kong elderly homes: a retrospective cohort study.

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Published in BMC Public Health on May 11, 2011

Authors

Hualiang Lin1, Sammy Ng, Shelley Chan, Wai Man Chan, Krystal C K Lee, Suzanne C Ho, Linwei Tian

Author Affiliations

1: School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

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