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Annual incidence rates of ER visits for three specific diagnostic groups. |
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| Age groups |
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| 0 – 4 |
5 – 9 |
10 – 15 |
all ages |
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| Population serveda |
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| females |
49860 |
50964 |
61267 |
162091 |
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| males |
51332 |
52160 |
61709 |
165201 |
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| Annual rateb |
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| females |
32.83c |
8.37 |
2.57 |
13.70 |
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| males |
42.43 |
11.38 |
2.88 |
17.85 |
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| Annual rate of AURI |
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| females |
16.02 |
3.21 |
0.92 |
6.28 |
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| males |
21.39 |
4.37 |
0.78 |
8.32 |
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| Annual rate of ALRI |
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| females |
15.53 |
3.36 |
1.00 |
6.21 |
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| males |
19.47 |
4.72 |
1.19 |
7.98 |
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| Annual rate of Asthma |
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| females |
1.11 |
1.78 |
0.64 |
1.14 |
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| males |
1.43 |
2.24 |
0.90 |
1.49 |
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a Values are estimated from the Census 2000, Ecuador. b Annual rates are estimated per 1000 children served by the Baca Ortiz Hospital. cEstimated as: (number of cases/population served) × 1000 | |||||
Naumova et al. Environmental Health 2007 6:21 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-6-21 |
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