Changing patterns of asthma hospitalization among children: 1979 to 1987
PJ Gergen, KB Weiss - Jama, 1990 - jamanetwork.com
The National Hospital Discharge Survey was used to evaluate the trends in asthma
hospitalizations among children underInternational Classification of Diseases, Ninth
Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM): 1979 to 1987. During this period, asthma
hospitalizations among children aged 0 to 17 years increased 4.5% per annum (95%
confidence interval [CI], 2% to 7.1%). The increase was largest among 0 to 4 year olds, 5.0%
per annum (95% CI, 3.4% to 6.7%), vs 2.9% per annum (95% CI,-0.3% to 6.2%) observed …
hospitalizations among children underInternational Classification of Diseases, Ninth
Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM): 1979 to 1987. During this period, asthma
hospitalizations among children aged 0 to 17 years increased 4.5% per annum (95%
confidence interval [CI], 2% to 7.1%). The increase was largest among 0 to 4 year olds, 5.0%
per annum (95% CI, 3.4% to 6.7%), vs 2.9% per annum (95% CI,-0.3% to 6.2%) observed …