Respiratory tract infection is the major cause of the ambulatory visits in children

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Liao, Peifen ^a   Ku, Minsho ^a,b   Lue, Kohuang ^a,b   Sun, Hailun ^a,b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Database; Health care; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONSULTATION; DATA BASE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CODING; PEDIATRICIAN; REFRACTION ERROR; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; TOOTH DISEASE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OFFICE VISITS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 84855180584     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-37-43     Document Type: Review

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