Risks of severity and readmission of Indigenous and non-Indigenous children hospitalised for bronchiolitis

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 593-597

  Bailey, Emily J ^a,b,c   MacLennan, Carolyn ^b,c   Morris, Peter S ^b,c   Kruske, Sue G ^d   Brown, Ngiare ^b,c   Chang, Anne B ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health; Bronchiolitis; Childhood disease; Indigenous Australian; Paediatric; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OXYGEN;

ABORIGINE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRONCHIOLITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

BRONCHIOLITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 70349967882     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01571.x     Document Type: Article

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