Climatic factors associated with hospitalizations for rotavirus diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age

This study compares the seasonality of rotavirus diarrhoeal hospital admissions and its relationship to climatic factors across three Australian cities. Weekly admission of rotavirus diarrhoea (1993–2003) in children aged

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 2008-01, Vol.136 (1), p.56-64
Main Authors: D'SOUZA, R. M., HALL, G., BECKER, N. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Hospitalized - statistics & numerical data
Child, Preschool
Children
Cities
Climate
Climatic factors
Diagnosis-Related Groups - statistics & numerical data
Diarrhea
Diarrhea, Infantile - epidemiology
Diarrhea, Infantile - etiology
Diarrhea, Infantile - pathology
Epidemiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis - epidemiology
Gastroenteritis - etiology
Gastroenteritis - pathology
Hospital admissions
Hospitalization
Humans
Humidity
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infections
Infectious diseases
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Original Papers
Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data
Patient admissions
Regression analysis
Relative humidity
Rotavirus
Rotavirus Infections - epidemiology
Rotavirus Infections - etiology
Rotavirus Infections - pathology
Seasonal variations
Seasons
Severity of Illness Index
Temperature effects
Trends
Virology
Viruses
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Summary:This study compares the seasonality of rotavirus diarrhoeal hospital admissions and its relationship to climatic factors across three Australian cities. Weekly admission of rotavirus diarrhoea (1993–2003) in children aged
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268807008229