Seasonal variation in acute hospital admissions and emergency room presentations among children in the Australian Capital Territory

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 359-365

  D'Souza, Rennie M ^a   Bambrick, Hilary J ^a   Kjellstrom, Tord E ^a   Kelsall, Liza M ^b   Guest, Charles S ^b   Hanigan, Ivan ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchiolitis; Children; Diarrhoea; Respiratory; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; AUTUMN; BRONCHIOLITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROUP; DIARRHEA; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROUP; DIARRHEA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT ADMISSION; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SEASONS;

EID: 34247866201     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01080.x     Document Type: Article

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