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PEDIATRICS
Volume 129, Issue 5, Pages E1220-E1227Publisher
AMER ACAD PEDIATRICS
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-1943
Keywords
pneumonia; respiratory infectious diseases; case-control study; risk factors; Alaska Native
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- Pfizer
- Medimmune
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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Rural Alaska children have high rates of hospitalization with lower respiratory tract infections from a variety of pathogens. Past studies of risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus infection associated medically high-risk status, household crowding, and infant feeding practices with hospitalization. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: This study reveals the importance of medically high-risk status and infant feeding practices as important factors in respiratory hospitalization. In addition, we identified woodstove use and the absence of 2 or more sinks in household as risk factors for hospitalization.
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