Long-term trends in childhood infectious disease mortality rates

被引：16

作者：

DiLiberti, JH

Jackson, CR

机构：

[1] Univ Illinois, Coll Med, Dept Pediat, Peoria, IL 61637 USA

[2] Childrens Hosp Illinois, Peoria, IL USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 1999年 / 89卷 / 12期

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D O I：

10.2105/AJPH.89.12.1883

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Objectives. This study assessed long-term tr trends in US childhood infectious disease mortality rates (CIDMR). Methods. We calculated age-adjusted and age group-specific US CIDMR (1968-1996) by using data from the Compressed Mortality File (1968-1992, 1996) and Multiple Cause of Death Files (1993-1995) of the National Center for Health Statistics and English data for historical comparison (1861-1964). Results. US CIDMR declined continuously from 1968 to 1996, although the rate of decline slowed after 1974. Respiratory and central nervous system categories declined most; HIV-related deaths offset these declines somewhat. Conclusions. CIDMR declined nearly 200-fold between 1861 and 1996, but no substantive improvement occurred after 1986.

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页码：1883 / 1885

页数：3