Acute glomerulonephritis in childhood: a retrospective study of hospital admissions in New Zealand.
A retrospective study of hospital admissions for acute glomerulonephritis in childhood has shown a mean yearly admission rate over a 10 year period of 96 (32 per million of the total population). There is a marked regional variation, with rates in the Gisborne, Tauranga and Waikato areas seven to nine times as high as the lowest rate (in Christchurch).
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012189:Retrospective Studies