Influence of weather on incidence of bronchiolitis in Australia and New Zealand

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1000-1006

  Hoeppner, Tobias ^a   Borland, Meredith ^a,b   Babl, Franz E ^c,d,e   Neutze, Jocelyn ^f   Phillips, Natalie ^g,h,i   Krieser, David ^d,e,j   Dalziel, Stuart R ^k,l   Davidson, Andrew ^c,d,e   Donath, Susan ^d,e   Jachno, Kim ^d   South, Mike ^c,d,e   Williams, Amanda ^d,e   Zhang, Guicheng ^b,m   Oakley, Ed ^c,d,e  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f Kidz First Children's Hospital Auckland   (New Zealand)

^g LADY CILENTO CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^j SUNSHINE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^k STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^l UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^m CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Australia; bronchiolitis; incidence; New Zealand; weather

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTUMN; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; WIND; WIND SPEED; WINTER; INFANT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRENDS; WEATHER;

AUSTRALIA; BRONCHIOLITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ADMISSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEATHER;

EID: 85030630345     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.13614     Document Type: Article

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