Population-Based Study of Acute Respiratory Infections in Children ...

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Up to 65% of the episodes of ARI caused activity restriction; 40% led to contact with the health center. Compared with studies from other parts of the world, the ...
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Population-Based Study of Acute Respiratory Infections in Children, Greenland Anders Koch,* Per Sørensen,* Preben Homøe,† Kåre Mølbak,* Freddy Karup Pedersen,† Tine Mortensen,* Hanne Elberling,* Anne Mette Eriksen,* Ove Rosing Olsen,‡ and Mads Melbye* Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are frequent in Inuit children, in terms of incidence and severity. A cohort of 294 children