title: Disease development trends for maternal and child health care in Shenzhen, China.
abstract: Shenzhen in China has undergone rapid economic development over the years. The purpose of this study was to investigate disease development trends among women and children inpatients in Shenzhen. A maternal and child health care hospital in Futian District was chosen for this retrospective study. The data were collected from 55 246 inpatients' information from 2003 to 2012 and were classified into gynecological and pediatric diseases. Descriptive analysis was conducted with Microsoft Excel 2007. The results showed that the number of inpatients had increased year by year, and the constituents of disease had been substantially changed in the study period. More interventions and large-scale studies are needed to improve maternal and child health care in Shenzhen.
authors: Affiliated People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
authors: Nili
authors: N
authors: Ren
authors: Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors: Jianduan
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors: Lilong
authors: L
authors: Huo
authors: Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors: Kai
authors: K
authors: Chen
authors: Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors: Chuang
authors: C
authors: Sun
authors: Affiliated People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
authors: Fangyi
authors: F
authors: Wu
authors: Affiliated People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
authors: Li
authors: L
authors: Li
authors: Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China majingdong365@163.com.
authors: Jingdong
authors: J
authors: Ma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D000067576:Child Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007902:Length of Stay; D000068101:Maternal-Child Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016387:Women's Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: communicable diseases; maternal and child health; noncommunicable diseases; population health