title: The pattern of acute medical admission to a children's unit.
abstract: A study of 607 consecutive acute medical admissions to a children's unit, revealed a dominance of acute asthma and acute respiratory infection. The patterns of illness reflected previous community based studies in the area. These patterns prevailed irrespective of whether the child came from a one or two parent family. Admission tended to be out of normal working hours. The significance of these findings is discussed.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Shannon
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D010290:Parents; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000639:trends*; D010372:Pediatrics; D012847:Single Person; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors