Journal of paediatrics and child health
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J Paediatr Child Health · May 2007
Seasonal variation in acute hospital admissions and emergency room presentations among children in the Australian Capital Territory.
To examine seasonal variation in hospital use for five paediatric conditions of the Australian Capital Territory residents. ⋯ Hospital admissions and ER presentations of these five conditions showed strong seasonal patterns, knowledge of which could contribute to improved resource planning (staffing) to meet expected increases in demand for services and scheduling of elective admissions. These findings could be extended to develop a model for forecasting hospital use and to explore the causes of these diseases to ameliorate seasonal effects.