The epidemiology of hospitalized children with pneumococcal/lobar pneumonia and empyema from 1997 to 2004 in Taiwan

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 861-866

  Wu, Ping Sheng ^a   Huang, Li Min ^b   Chang, I Shou ^c   Lu, Chun Yi ^b   Shao, Pei Lan ^b   Tsai, Fang Yu ^c   Chang, Luan Yin ^b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Annual incidence; Children; Empyema; Pneumococcus; Pneumonia; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMPYEMA; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN;

EID: 77954423568     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-009-1132-8     Document Type: Article

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