Epidemiology and impacts of children hospitalized with pneumonia from 1997 to 2004 in Taiwan

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-166

  Wu, Ping Sheng ^a   Chang, I Shou ^b   Tsai, Fang Yu ^b   Hsieh, Yu Chia ^d   Shao, Pei Lan ^c   Chang, Luan Yin ^c   Huang, Li Min ^c  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Annual incidence; Children; Epidemiology; Mortality rate; Pneumonia; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PNEUMONIA; TAIWAN;

EID: 59949097478     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20969     Document Type: Article

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