Hospitalizations at Nonfederal Facilities for Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in American Indian and Alaska Native Children Younger than 5 Years of Age, 1997-2012

Objectives To evaluate hospitalizations at nonfederal facilities for lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children and to compare associated rates and risk factors in AI/AN children and white children. Study design We used Kids' Inpatient Database sa...

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Published in:The Journal of pediatrics 2016-08, Vol.175, p.33-39.e4
Main Authors: Weinert, Bethany A., MD, MPH, Edmonson, M. Bruce, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alaska Natives
Child, Preschool
Databases, Factual
Female
health disparities
Health Status Disparities
Healthcare Disparities - ethnology
Healthcare Disparities - statistics & numerical data
Healthcare Disparities - trends
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Hospitalization - trends
Hospitals - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Indians, North American
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Kids' Inpatient Database
Male
Pediatrics
pneumonia
Respiratory Tract Infections - ethnology
Respiratory Tract Infections - therapy
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
United States - epidemiology
White People
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Summary:Objectives To evaluate hospitalizations at nonfederal facilities for lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children and to compare associated rates and risk factors in AI/AN children and white children. Study design We used Kids' Inpatient Database samples from 1997-2012 to identify discharges in non-Hispanic AI/AN and white children ages
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.03.019