Lower respiratory tract infection hospitalizations among American Indian/Alaska Native children and the general United States child population

Lower respiratory tract infection hospitalizations among American Indian/Alaska Native children and the general United States child population

Background: The lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI)-associated hospitalization rate in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children aged <5 years declined during 1998–2008, yet remained 1.6 times higher than the general US child population in 2006–2008. Purpose: Describe the change in...

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Main Authors: Eric M. Foote, Rosalyn J. Singleton, Robert C. Holman, Sara M. Seeman, Claudia A. Steiner, Michael Bartholomew, Thomas W. Hennessy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-11-01
Series:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Subjects:
pneumonia
epidemiology
American Indian
respiratory
Alaska Native
Online Access:http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/view/29256/pdf_46

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