Age- and gender-specific trends in respiratory outpatient visits and diagnosis at a tertiary pediatric hospital in China: a 10-year retrospective study
Abstract:Background: Respiratory infections are one of three leading causes of childhood mortality, and worldwide increase and recent plateau in childhood asthma has been reported. However, data on respiratory disease trends over long period of time is limited. This study aimed to determine trends in respiratory disease outpatient visits (ROVs) and diagnoses (RODs) amongst attendants to one of the largest children’s teaching hospitals in China between 2009 and 2018. Methods: A retrospective study of routine administrat… Show more
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