The Incidence and Short-term Outcomes of Acute Respiratory Illness with Cough in Children from a Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Urban Community in Australia: A Community-Based Prospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Kerry K. Hall (Author), Anne B. Chang (Author), Jennie Anderson (Author), Daniel Arnold (Author), Vikas Goyal (Author), Melissa Dunbar (Author), Michael Otim (Author), Kerry-Ann F. O'Grady (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundAcute respiratory illnesses with cough (ARIwC) are predominant causes of morbidity in Australian Indigenous children; however, data on disease burden in urban communities are scarce. This study aimed to determine the incidence of ARIwC, the predictors of recurrent (≥4 episodes) ARIwC, and...