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.
MeSH terms
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Age Distribution
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Child, Preschool
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Critical Illness / epidemiology
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Critical Illness / therapy
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Croup / diagnosis
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Croup / drug therapy*
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Croup / epidemiology*
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Emergencies
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Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
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Family Practice / methods
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Family Practice / statistics & numerical data*
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Female
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Health Care Surveys
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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New South Wales
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Outcome Assessment, Health Care
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Practice Patterns, Physicians'
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Prevalence
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Sex Distribution