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The aim of this study was to investigate spatial variation in risk of hospitalization in childhood pneumonia and empyema in the North of England and associated risk factors. Data on childhood (0–14 years) hospital admissions with a diagnosis pneumonia or empyema were linked to postcode districts.
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There was a sixfold variation in the risk of hospitalization due to pneumonia across the study region. Variation in risk was associated with material deprivation, Child Well-being Index (CWI) health domain score, number of children requiring local authority support, and distance to hospital.
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This page is a summary of: Spatial variation in the risk of hospitalization with childhood pneumonia and empyema in the North of England, Epidemiology and Infection, May 2013, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268813001015.
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