Estimating the burden of pertussis in young children on hospitals and emergency departments: A study using linked routinely collected data

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 695-705

  McCallum, L K ^a   Liu, B ^b   McIntyre, P ^c,d   Jorm, L R ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Administrative data; emergency department; hospital admission; infectious disease epidemiology; pertussis (whooping cough)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL LOAD; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; COUGHING; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PERTUSSIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SYSTEM BURDEN; REVIEW; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; NEW SOUTH WALES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 84901713947     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813001039     Document Type: Article

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