Time Trends in Pediatric Hospitalizations for Varicella Infection Are Associated with Climatic Changes: A 22-Year Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Greek Referral Center

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Critselis, Elena ^a   Nastos, Panagiotis T ^b   Theodoridou, Kalliopi ^c   Theodoridou, Maria ^c   Tsolia, Maria N ^a   Hadjichristodoulou, Christos ^d   Papaevangelou, Vassiliki ^a  

^a P AND A KYRIAKOU CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHILD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GREECE; HERPES ZOSTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; VELOCITY; WIND;

ADOLESCENT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREECE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SEASONS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84871706846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052016     Document Type: Article

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