title: Croup.
abstract: In this analysis we used BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) encounters with children aged 0-14 years from January 2008 to December 2009. Croup was managed 276 times during that period (at 1.2% of 23 016 encounters with children in this age group). This suggests that croup is managed in general practice about 154,000 times per year nationally.
authors.affiliation: Australian GP Statistics & Classification Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Britt
authors.forename: Salma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fahridin
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D003440:Croup / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009517:New South Wales; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution